RCAF Station Weyburn

RCAF Station Weyburn
RM of Weyburn No. 67, Saskatchewan
Near Weyburn, Saskatchewan in Canada
Site information
OperatorFormerly Royal Canadian Air Force
Location
RCAF Station Weyburn
Coordinates49°42′N 103°48′W / 49.700°N 103.800°W / 49.700; -103.800
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation1,919 ft (585 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surfaced
12/30 3,300 ft (1,000 m) Hard Surfaced
6/24 3,000 ft (910 m) Hard Surfaced
6/24 3,400 ft (1,000 m) Hard Surfaced
17/35 2,900 ft (880 m) Hard Surfaced
17/35 3,300 ft (1,000 m) Hard Surfaced
Airfields

RCAF Station Weyburn was located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) north-east of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada at the hamlet of North Weyburn and was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Station was home to No. 41 Service Flying Training School and during its operation graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time before being abandoned on 30 June 1944.

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