| CFB Cold Lake Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport  | |||||||||||
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Base des Forces canadiennes Cold Lake | |||||||||||
| Cold Lake, Alberta in Canada | |||||||||||
.jpg) A CF-18 Hornet of the Royal Canadian Air Force at CFB Cold Lake | |||||||||||
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  Cold Lake Location in Alberta  Cold Lake Cold Lake (Canada) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°24′18″N 110°16′46″W / 54.40500°N 110.27944°W | ||||||||||
| Type | Canadian Forces base | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Department of National Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Canadian Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | 1 Canadian Air Division | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1952 – 1954 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1954 – present | ||||||||||
| Events | Exercise Maple Flag | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Colonel Mark Hickey, CD | ||||||||||
| Garrison | 4 Wing | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: YOD, ICAO: CYOD, WMO: 711200 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 541 metres (1,775 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake (IATA: YOD, ICAO: CYOD), abbreviated as CFB Cold Lake,[2] is a Canadian Forces Base in the City of Cold Lake, Alberta.[3]
The facility is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and is approximately 35 km (22 mi) south of the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR), which is used as practicing grounds by CFB Cold Lake's fighter pilots. The base is one of two in the country housing the CF-18 Hornet fighter, the other being CFB Bagotville. The base's primary RCAF lodger unit is 4 Wing, commonly referred to as 4 Wing Cold Lake.[2]
Civilian passenger service was available through the Medley passenger terminal on the air base. The regularly scheduled air service between Calgary and the civilian terminal was cancelled in June 2011.[4] Unscheduled civilian air traffic is usually directed to Cold Lake Regional Airport.
The facility is named Cold Lake/Group Captain R.W. McNair Airport after World War II Spitfire ace Robert Wendell "Buck" McNair. It is one of three military aerodromes in Canada to be named after an individual, along with Valcartier (W/C J.H.L. (Joe) Lecomte) Heliport and Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency; however, its use by international flights is currently restricted to military aircraft and personnel.[1]
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b "4 Wing History". Royal Canadian Air Force. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "City of Cold Lake Proposed Annexation". City of Cold Lake. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
- ^ "Northwestern Air News". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.