Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport
- Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport
IATA = YPG
ICAO = CYPG
type = Public
owner =
operator = Southport Aerospace Centre Inc.
city-served =
location = Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
elevation-f = 885
elevation-m = 270
website =
r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 3,045
r1-length-m = 928
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 08/26
r2-length-f = 2,520
r2-length-m = 768
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 13R/31L
r3-length-f = 7,000
r3-length-m = 2,134
r3-surface = Asphalt
r4-number = 13L/31R
r4-length-f = 3,130
r4-length-m = 954
r4-surface = Asphalt
h1-number = H1
h1-length-f = 150
h1-length-m = 46
h1-surface = Turf/Snow
h2-number = H2
h2-length-f = 100
h2-length-m = 31
h2-surface = Turf/Snow
footnotes = Source: Canada Flight Supplement[CFS] ]
Portage La Prairie/Southport Airport, Airport codes|YPG|CYPG, is located adjacent to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
The airport was established as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots during World War II. In 1966, Southport was known as the Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie. [http://www.alliedwings.ca/company_history.asp Company History ] It is now commercially operated.
Canadian Wings Aviation Training Centre operation of Allied Wings is based at the airport. Canadian Wings provides pilot training to the Canadian Forces Air Command. Canadian Wings is a joint venture between Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd., Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International, and Canadian Base Operators.
ee also
*Portage La Prairie (North) Airport
References
External links
* [http://www.southport.mb.ca Southport]
* [http://www.alliedwings.ca/ Allied wings]
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