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Villeneuve Airport

Coordinates: 53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222
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Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport

Villeneuve Airport
control tower and Nav Canada building
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorEdmonton Airports
ServesEdmonton Metropolitan Region
LocationSturgeon County, near Villeneuve, Alberta
Opened1976 (1976)
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL2,256 ft / 688 m
Coordinates53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222
Websiteflyeia.com/villeneuve/
Map
CZVL is located in Alberta
CZVL
CZVL
Location in Alberta
CZVL is located in Sturgeon County
CZVL
CZVL
CZVL (Sturgeon County)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
16/34 3,496 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft movements72,669

Villeneuve Airport, officially Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport, (ICAO: CZVL, also abbreviated ZVL)[3] is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of Villeneuve in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

History

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The airport opened in 1976, and was built by Transport Canada as a flight training facility. In 2000 the airport was purchased by Edmonton Airports.[4]

Expansion

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Terminal building in 2024

The closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport in 2013 stimulated expansion of the Villeneuve Airport as a partial replacement. Its land base grew from 1,400 to 1,555 acres (5.67 to 6.29 km2), the instrument landing system was upgraded, the number of hangars increased, and one runway was extended to 5,001 ft (1,524 m).[1] Villeneuve serves as an alternate to the Edmonton International Airport for medevac flights during stormy weather.[5][6]

Alberta Aviation Museum presence

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Due to space constraints at the former City Centre Airport site, the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200 in Pacific Western Airlines livery C-GIPW (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve.[7] The 737 was to be the beginning of the Alberta Flying Heritage Museum, however plans were not pursued.

Alberta International Airshow

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The two-day Alberta International Airshow, originally Edmonton Airshow, has operated annually at Villeneuve Airport since 2015. The airshow features military and civilian static displays, and Canadian and international aerial displays.[8] It attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
  3. ^ "About Villeneuve Airport". Edmonton Airports. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "History: Villeneuve - The Newest Airport". FlyEIA. Edmonton Airports. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Villeneuve Airport ready to take off". St. Albert Leader. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ^ Cummings, Jeff (10 October 2013). "Villeneuve airport offers a new hope for old City Centre Airport tenants". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. ^ 737 takes off from City Centre Airport, lands safely at new home
  8. ^ "Alberta International Airshow". Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ^ Konguavi, Thandiwe (22 August 2021). "Organizers 'overwhelmed' by huge crowds on Day 1 of Alberta International Airshow". CBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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