OurAirports: Comments on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport

[CYXD] "re: Rwy 16/34 is now closed" by douglasr

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:10:54 -0400

Comment by @douglasr on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

Since the mainstream newspapers are prone to removing links to articles, here's a similar article on aviation.ca -- http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/9011/117/

[CYXD] "re: Rwy 16/34 is now closed" by david

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:51:26 -0400

Comment by @david on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

Reply to @douglasr: I've updated the pilot info - thanks. Very sad news for the city of Edmonton.

[CYXD] "Rwy 16/34 is now closed" by douglasr

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 11:24:45 -0400

Comment by @douglasr on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

On August 3, 2010 the city barricaded the runway and had a NOTAM issued. More details in this article from the Edmonton Journal: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+City+Centre+Airport+closes+runway/3354012/story.html

[CYXD] "It's closing" by ptomblin

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:04:24 -0400

Comment by @ptomblin on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/7583/117/

"Blatchford Field Airport in downtown Edmonton City Centre will be closing the run-ways. At a vote today in council chambers, aviation just didn’t measure up.

The Airport was a primary learning base during WWll.

Edmonton City Centre Airport is a major Airport for air charter, emergency medical transport, and supply gateway to the north and it is too soon to tell what other implications the closing may have."

[CYXD] "City might close airport" by david

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:21:57 -0400

Comment by @david on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

Some city counselors want to close the airport and sell the land to developers, but local doctors want it to stay open for medevac and organ-delivery flights:

http://www.ourairports.com/airports/CYXD/

[CYXD] "Thumbs Up" by Anonymous Flier

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:02:52 -0400

Comment by an Anonymous Flier on Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Canada:

The hot chicks are working at the Esso Avitat counter. Try the pilot angle to get a phone number. The blonde one is married.