| RCAF Station Carberry | |
| Location: | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Nearest Town: | Carberry, Manitoba |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 49.8512°N -99.337°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Manitoba |
| Operator: | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Built: | 1940 |
| Footnotes: | Airfields |
| Iata: | none |
| Icao: | none |
| R1-Number: | 03R/33L |
| R1-Length: | 3000feet |
| R1-Surface: | rolled gravel |
| R2-Number: | 03L/33R |
| R2-Length: | 2600feet |
| R2-Surface: | rolled gravel |
| R3-Number: | 13R/23L |
| R3-Length: | 2600feet |
| R3-Surface: | rolled gravel |
| R4-Number: | 13L/23R |
| R4-Length: | 2600feet |
| R4-Surface: | rolled gravel |
| R5-Number: | 09L/27R |
| R5-Length: | 3000feet |
| R5-Surface: | rolled gravel |
| R6-Number: | 09R/27L |
| R6-Length: | 3000feet |
| R6-Surface: | rolled gravel |
RCAF Station Carberry was a Second World War air training station located near Carberry, Manitoba, Canada.
The Royal Air Force (RAF), opened No. 33 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) here in December 1940. As with all RAF training facilities in Canada, the station was subject to Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) administrative and operational control and formally became part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in 1942. The school closed in November 1944.
The airfield was one of the few double-sided aerodromes built for wartime training with six parallel runways formed in a triangle rather than the typical three runways formed in a triangle.In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 49.85°N -119°W with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1250'. Six runways were listed as follows:[1]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | 2850feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 8/26 | 2850feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 2/20 | 2765feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 2/20 | 2765feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 12/30 | 2710feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 12/30 | 2710feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced |
A relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 8 Miles north. The relief field was constructed in the typical triangular pattern. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 49.9667°N -120°W with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1280feet. Three runways were listed as follows:[2]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 2700feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 2/20 | 2720feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced | |
| 8/26 | 2680feet | 100feet | Hard surfaced |
The probable second relief landing field for RCAF Station Carberry was located approximately 15 miles north. The relief field was listed as turf with a triangular runway layout. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 50.05°N -127°W with a Var. 12 degrees E and elevation of 1274feet. The aerodrome was listed as an All way field with three runways, they were listed as follows:[3]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3200feet | 1000feet | Turf | |
| 8/26 | 3300feet | 1000feet | Turf | |
| 3/21 | 2920feet | 1000feet | Turf |
After the war the station was used as a storage depot until the RCAF moved out.
The site is now the location of a McCain Foods potato processing facility.