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
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	2,195 ft / 669 m
Coordinates	53°43′N 112°38′W
Website	www.edmontonsoaringclub.com
Map
CFU3 Location in Alberta CFU3 CFU3 (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 2,600 792 Turf
Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Chipman Airport (TC LID: CFU3), is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) north of Chipman, Alberta, Canada. It is also known as the "Chipman Gliderport".

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 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.

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, and showers; a bunkhouse for overnight accommodation; cable tie-downs; and emergency fuel (100LL). Pilots should call ahead to see if the airport is attended: (780) 363-3860.

See also

• Chipman/M.Y. Airfield

External links

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