| RCAF Station Oshawa | |
| Location: | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Nearest Town: | Oshawa, Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 43.8833°N -132°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario |
| Operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Footnotes: | Airfields |
| Iata: | none |
| Icao: | none |
| Elevation: | 450feet |
| R1-Number: | 6/24 |
| R1-Length: | 2640feet |
| R1-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R2-Number: | 14/32 |
| R2-Length: | 2625feet |
| R2-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R3-Number: | 8/26 |
| R3-Length: | 2635feet |
| R3-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
RCAF Station Oshawa was a training station of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during World War II located near Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
The No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) was located in Oshawa from June 1941 to December 1944. Student flyers used Tiger Moth aircraft and were trained by civilian instructors from the Oshawa, Kingston, and Brant-Norfolk flying clubs. A relief landing field was located at Whitby (at Hopkins Street and Gerdau Court now an industrial site).[1]
The military left in 1944 but as federal owned until sale to then Town of Oshawa in 1947. The airport is still in use as the Oshawa Executive Airport.
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Oshawa, Ontario at 43.8833°N -132°W with a variation of 8 degrees west and elevation of 450feet. The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows:[2]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24 | 2640feet | 150feet | Hard Surfaced | |
| 14/32 | 2625feet | 150feet | Hard Surfaced | |
| 8/26 | 2635feet | 150feet | Hard Surfaced |
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Whitby, Ontario at 43.85°N -133°W with a variation of 8 degrees west and elevation of 275feet. The aerodrome was listed as a "Turf - All-way field - Rectangular field."[3]