Weyburn Airport (TC LID: CJE3) is located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) north-east of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of North Weyburn.
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 Weyburn Airport | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Town of Weyburn | ||||||||||||||
| Location | RM of Weyburn No. 67, near Weyburn, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,934 ft / 589 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°41′51″N 103°48′03″W / 49.69750°N 103.80083°W | ||||||||||||||
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  CJE3 Location in Saskatchewan  CJE3 CJE3 (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||
History edit
The aerodrome 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.[2]
Post-war edit
Other uses included a children's physiological hospital in the 1950s and the home of the Western Christian College from 1957 until 1989.[2]
Current use edit
Some of the original hangars are still in existence.
Two runways remain in operation, while runway 18/36 is abandoned.[2]
