Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome explained

Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome
Iata:JHL
Tc:CAL4
Type:Private
Operator:Shell Canada
City-Served:Albian Village
Location:Wood Buffalo, near Fort McKay, Alberta
Timezone:MST
Summer:MDT
Elevation-F:1,048
Coordinates:57.2239°N -111.4189°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label:CAL4
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:7,549
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome is located 8NM east-northeast of Fort McKay and approximately 2miles southwest of Albian Village, Alberta, Canada in the Athabasca Oil Sands area. Albian Village has been built by Shell Canada to house workers at the Jackpine Mine. The runway routinely handles Boeing 737 flights bringing in contract workers to construct Jackpine Mine, in addition to a daily Shell Dornier commuter aircraft from Edmonton and Calgary.[1]

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References

  1. http://www.albertaconstructionmagazine.com/articles.asp?ID=483 Alberta Construction Magazine

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