Red Deer Regional Airport,, is located south southwest of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada..The airport serves Charter and General Aviation. The Airport has now upgraded their terminal to a fixed base operator which provides ground services to aircraft. Tucana Aviation is the FBO Operator In October 2015, Red Deer Regional announced it was to undergo a $9.5 million expansion, including a extension of runway 16/34, from. Construction began in April 2016, and was completed on September 16, 2016. However, the extended runway, which measured, was not posted in the Canada Flight Supplement until the edition dated 0901Z 2 March 2017 to 0901Z 27 April 2017. This allowed the airport to accommodate larger aircraft. Canada Jetlines is the first airline expected to take advantage of this, with plans to begin either Boeing 737 Max or Airbus A320 service to Abbotsford by their third projected growth period.
Airport Information
The airport is open 24/7 and has an FSS on field that is open 24/7/365. The FSS provides Advisory Services to pilots.The Airport is equipped with MIRL on all runways. Runway 17/35 is equipped with PAPI and REIL. The Airport is equipped with non-precision instrument approaches on Runway 17/35. The Airport has 2 Flight Schools Montair and Skywings. The Airport also has a flying club. COPA Flight 92-Red Deer Flying Club. The Airport is also home to AirSpray Air Tankers and Buffalo Airways Maintenance and Storage Depot.
History
During World War II, the airport was RCAF Station Penhold. The airbase was home to the Royal Air Force, No. 36 Service Flying Training School. After the war the base was closed. The base was reopened in 1952 to train NATO pilots. The airfield side of the base was closed in 1965, and the City of Red Deer took over operation of the airport in 1966. The non-airport side of the base was renamed CFB Penhold in 1966 and remained a base until 1990 when it was made a detachment of CFB Edmonton. The base hosted Cadet Summer Training from the Second World War until 2014. The former base was closed in 1994 and the former Married Quarters were renamed from Mynarski Park to Springbrook in 1995. The former military base was converted into an industrial park known as Harvard Park.
