Medicine Hat Airport

Medicine Hat Airport
Medicine Hat Airport
IATA: YXH – ICAO: CYXH – WMO: 71872
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Municipality of Medicine Hat
Location		Medicine Hat, Alberta
Elevation AMSL		2,352 ft / 717 m
Coordinates		50°01′08″N 110°43′15″W / 50.01889°N 110.72083°W / 50.01889; -110.72083Coordinates: 50°01′08″N 110°43′15″W / 50.01889°N 110.72083°W / 50.01889; -110.72083
Website		www.medicinehat.ca
Map
CYXH Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
03/21	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
09/27	2,820	860	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements			16,208
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

Medicine Hat Airport, (IATA: YXH, ICAO: CYXH), is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Air Canada Express serves the airport daily from Calgary.

During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) for No. 34 Service Flying Training School (SFTS). The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a Prisoner of War camp.

Airline Service

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express operated by Air Georgian	Calgary

See also

• Medicine Hat/Schlenker Airport

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

External links

• Medicine Hat Airport webpage
• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Medicine Hat Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory