| RCAF Station Weyburn | |
| Location: | RM of Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan |
| Nearest Town: | Weyburn, Saskatchewan |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 49.7°N -151°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Saskatchewan |
| Operator: | Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Footnotes: | Airfields |
| Iata: | none |
| Icao: | none |
| Elevation: | 1919feet |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length: | 2900feet |
| R1-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R2-Number: | 12/30 |
| R2-Length: | 3300feet |
| R2-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R3-Number: | 6/24 |
| R3-Length: | 3000feet |
| R3-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R4-Number: | 6/24 |
| R4-Length: | 3400feet |
| R4-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R5-Number: | 17/35 |
| R5-Length: | 2900feet |
| R5-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
| R6-Number: | 17/35 |
| R6-Length: | 3300feet |
| R6-Surface: | Hard Surfaced |
RCAF Station Weyburn was located 2.2NM north-east of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of North Weyburn and was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Station was home to No. 41 Service Flying Training School and during its operation graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time before being abandoned on 30 June 1944.[1] [2] [3]
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Weyburn, Saskatchewan at 49.7°N -151°W with a variation of 17 degrees east and elevation of 1919feet. Six runways were listed as follows:[4]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2900feet | 100feet | Hard Surface | |
| 12/30 | 3300feet | 100feet | Hard Surface | |
| 6/24 | 3000feet | 100feet | Hard Surface | |
| 6/24 | 3400feet | 100feet | Hard Surface | |
| 17/35 | 2900feet | 100feet | Hard Surface | |
| 17/35 | 3300feet | 100feet | Hard Surface |
A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately 19miles south-east. The site was located south of the village of Halbrite. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Halbrite, Saskatchewan at 49.4667°N -137°W with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of 1900feet. The Relief field was laid out in a triangle with three runways, detailed in the following table:[5]
| Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/23 | 2700feet | 150feet | Hard Surface | |
| 17/35 | 2700feet | 150feet | Hard Surface | |
| 11/29 | 2700feet | 150feet | Hard Surface |
A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.
A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately 12miles south-east of Weyburn and approximately 2miles south of the unincorporated community of Ralph south of Highway 39. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Ralph, Saskatchewan at 49.55°N -144°W with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of 1880feet. The Relief field was detailed as "Turf - All way field - Servicable" and was drawn as a triangular layout with no dimensional information.[6] A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.