Chipman Airport (Alberta)

Chipman Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CFU3
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Edmonton Soaring Club
Location		Lamont County, near Chipman, Alberta
Elevation AMSL		2,195 ft / 669 m
Coordinates		53°43′N 112°38′W / 53.717°N 112.633°W / 53.717; -112.633Coordinates: 53°43′N 112°38′W / 53.717°N 112.633°W / 53.717; -112.633
Website		www.edmontonsoaringclub.com
Map
CFU3 Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
10/28	2,600	792	Turf
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Chipman Airport, (TC LID: CFU3), is located 1.1 NM (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) north of Chipman, Alberta, Canada.

A Schweizer SGS 1-23D C-FXKL at the Edmonton Soaring Club in 1984

The airport is owned and operated by the Edmonton Soaring Club. The Edmonton Soaring Club, which was previously operating from the Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, purchased the site in 1971, when other plans were being made for Cooking Lake by the Government of Alberta. This airport is also known as the "Chipman Gliderport".

Itinerant air traffic is welcome, and should use the aerodrome frequency of 123.4, and keep an eye out for glider traffic. The airport is not maintained in the winter, but is suitable for aircraft on skis when snow-covered. The airport is usually attended on weekends and designated flying weeks during the soaring season, which typically runs from mid-April through October.

Facilities available include a clubhouse with kitchen, bathrooms, showers; a bunkhouse for overnight accommodation; cable tie-downs; emergency fuel (100LL). Pilots should call ahead to see if the airport is attended [phone].

External links

• Edmonton Soaring Club
• Alberta Soaring Council
• Soaring Association of Canada
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011