Parkland Airport Explained

Parkland Airport
Nativename:Edmonton/Parkland Aerodrome
Tc:CPL6
Type:General aviation
Owner-Oper:Parkland Airport Development Corporation
City-Served:Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Location:Parkland County, west of Enoch Cree Nation 135, Alberta
Timezone:MST
Summer:MDT
Elevation-F:2324
Coordinates:53.4736°N -113.8348°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label:CPL6
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:2274
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Parkland Airport is a registered aerodrome located 5NM southeast of Spruce Grove in Parkland County, Alberta, Canada. It opened in November 2013, when the Edmonton City Centre Airport closed.[1] [2] [3] The Edmonton Flying Club is located at the aerodrome.[4]

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

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 5217feet[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] In November 2013 the Enoch Cree Nation made a statement of claim that their rights were being harmed, and they were not consulted.[8] [9] On January 15, 2014, members of Enoch Cree Nation sought an injunction against operations at the airport.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parkland Airport in operation. CTV Edmonton. December 1, 2013.
  2. Web site: Barnes. Dan. Transport Canada orders Parkland Airport group to address safety concerns. Edmonton Journal. December 1, 2013. October 25, 2013.
  3. Web site: Hudson. April. Transport Canada asks for more information from Parkland Airport Development Corporation. Spruce Grove Examiner. December 1, 2013. November 1, 2013.
  4. https://flyefc.ca/about-efc/efc-history EFC history
  5. http://www.parklandairport.com/ Parkland Airport
  6. https://flightplanning.navcanada.ca/cgi-bin/CreePage.pl?Langue=anglais&NoSession=NS_Inconnu&Page=Fore-obs%2Fnotam&TypeDoc=html NOTAMS
  7. Web site: Judge sides with developer; work on Parkland County airport will continue. Global News. December 1, 2013. Caley Ramsay . Ross Neitz . October 24, 2013.
  8. Web site: Mertz. Emily. Legal action seeks to ground flights at new Parkland Airport. Global News. December 1, 2013. November 28, 2013.
  9. Web site: Hudson. April. Enoch Cree Nation joins long line of opposition against aerodrome. Spruce Grove Examiner. December 1, 2013. November 15, 2013.
  10. Web site: Pratap. Vinesh. Parkland airport. Global News Edmonton. January 16, 2014. January 15, 2014.