Parkland Airport

Parkland Airport

Edmonton/Parkland Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typeGeneral aviation
Owner/OperatorParkland Airport Development Corporation
ServesEdmonton Metropolitan Region
LocationParkland County, west of Enoch Cree Nation 135, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL2,324 ft / 708 m
Coordinates53°28′25″N 113°50′05″W / 53.473642°N 113.834839°W / 53.473642; -113.834839
Websitewww.parklandairport.com
Map
CPL6 is located in Alberta
CPL6
CPL6
Location in Alberta
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 2,274 693 Asphalt

Parkland Airport (TC LID: CPL6) is a registered aerodrome located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) southeast of Spruce Grove in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada. It opened in November 2013, when the Edmonton City Centre Airport closed.[2][3][4] The Edmonton Flying Club is located at the aerodrome.[5]

According to a CTV News report from November 2013 the airport had the Transport Canada location identifier of CPL6.[2] However, the aerodrome and code did not appear in the Canada Flight Supplement until April 3, 2014.[1]

Runway

Runway 08/26 5,217' X 100' asphalt. Threshold 08 displacement 485', threshold 26 displacement 1,035'. Although the Parkland Airport website has indicated, since 2016, that the runway is 5,217 ft (1,590 m)[6] the Canada Flight Supplement was not changed until December 2023. As of 14 July 2019 there is no NOTAM to show that the runway has been extended.[7] A new taxiway was paved in fall of 2023 but is not operational to date.

Controversy

In September and October 2013 both Parkland County and neighbouring residents tried to stop the construction of the airport, but a judge ruled construction could continue as airports are under federal jurisdiction.[8] In November 2013 the Enoch Cree Nation made a statement of claim that their rights were being harmed, and they were not consulted.[9][10] On January 15, 2014, members of Enoch Cree Nation sought an injunction against operations at the airport.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Parkland Airport in operation". CTV Edmonton. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  3. ^ Barnes, Dan (October 25, 2013). "Transport Canada orders Parkland Airport group to address safety concerns". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Hudson, April (November 1, 2013). "Transport Canada asks for more information from Parkland Airport Development Corporation". Spruce Grove Examiner. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  5. ^ EFC history
  6. ^ Parkland Airport
  7. ^ NOTAMS, enter CPL6 and choose "Local NOTAM only"
  8. ^ Caley Ramsay; Ross Neitz (October 24, 2013). "Judge sides with developer; work on Parkland County airport will continue". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. ^ Mertz, Emily (November 28, 2013). "Legal action seeks to ground flights at new Parkland Airport". Global News. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  10. ^ Hudson, April (November 15, 2013). "Enoch Cree Nation joins long line of opposition against aerodrome". Spruce Grove Examiner. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  11. ^ Pratap, Vinesh (January 15, 2014). "Parkland airport". Global News Edmonton. Retrieved January 16, 2014.


Stub icon

This article about an airport in Alberta is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.