Oliver Municipal Airport Explained

Oliver Municipal Airport
Tc:CAU3
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Town of Oliver
Location:Oliver, British Columbia
Timezone:PST
Summer:PDT
Elevation-F:1,015
Coordinates:49.1733°N -119.5511°W
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Pushpin Label:CAU3
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in British Columbia
Website:www.oliver.ca/airport
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:3,200
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Oliver Municipal Airport is a registered aerodrome located adjacent to Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. The airport has been considered for expansion.[1] [2]

The aerodrome is the home of Okanagan-Kooteney Air Cadet Gliding Program, Kootenay Valley Helicopters, Transwest Helicopters, Oliver Osoyoos Search and Rescue (OOSAR) and Oliver Fire Department (OFD).

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Oliver, British Columbia at 49.1667°N -152°W with a variation of 24 degrees E and elevation of 1100feet. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:[3]

Runway nameLengthWidthSurface
NNE/SSW3300feet150feetAsphalt
N/S2600feet260feetGravel
NE/SW3050feet260feetGravel

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Update: Future of underutilized South Okanagan airport discussed . . October 21, 2011 . November 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Oliver Municipal Airport.
  3. Book: Staff writer. Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force . 145. c. 1942.