RCAF Station Assiniboia

RCAF Station Assiniboia
Near Congress, Saskatchewan in Canada
RCAF Station Assiniboia is located in Saskatchewan
RCAF Station Assiniboia
RCAF Station Assiniboia
Coordinates49°44′05″N 105°56′49″W / 49.73472°N 105.94694°W / 49.73472; -105.94694
Site information
OperatorRoyal Air Force (1942); Central Manitoba Flying Training School (1942-4); Royal Canadian Air Force(1944)
Site history
In use1942-4
Garrison information
OccupantsNo. 34 EFTS (1942-4);No. 25 EFTS (1944)
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation2,370 ft (720 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
1/19 2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surface
13/31 2,850 ft (870 m) Hard Surface
7/25 2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surface
Airfields
RCAF Station Assiniboia
Summary
Owner/OperatorRoyal Canadian Air Force
LocationRural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72, near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
OpenedFebruary 11, 1942 (1942-02-11)
In use1942 - 1945[1]
OccupantsRoyal Canadian Air Force/British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Elevation AMSL2,370 ft / 722 m
Map
RCAF Station Assiniboia is located in Saskatchewan
RCAF Station Assiniboia
RCAF Station Assiniboia
Location in Saskatchewan
RCAF Station Assiniboia is located in Canada
RCAF Station Assiniboia
RCAF Station Assiniboia
RCAF Station Assiniboia (Canada)

RCAF Station Assiniboia was a Second World War British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) flying training station located near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada. It was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF).

  1. ^ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.