Oliver Municipal Airport

Oliver Municipal Airport
Oliver Municipal Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; TC LID: CAU3;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Town of Oliver
Location	Oliver, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,015 ft / 309 m
Coordinates	49°10′24″N 119°33′04″W / 49.17333°N 119.55111°W
Website	www.oliver.ca/airport
Map
	CAU3 Location in British Columbia CAU3 CAU3 (Canada)
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Oliver Municipal Airport (TC LID: CAU3) is a registered aerodrome located adjacent to Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. The airport has been considered for expansion.^[2]^[3]

The aerodrome is the home of Okanagan-Kooteney Air Cadet Gliding Program, Kootenay Valley Helicopters, Transwest Helicopters, Oliver Osoyoos Search and Rescue (OOSAR) and Oliver Fire Department (OFD).

History[edit]

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Oliver, British Columbia at 49°10′N 119°33′W / 49.167°N 119.550°W / 49.167; -119.550 with a variation of 24 degrees E and elevation of 1,100 ft (340 m). The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows: ^[4]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
NNE/SSW	3,300 ft (1,000 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Asphalt
N/S	2,600 ft (790 m)	260 ft (79 m)	Gravel
NE/SW	3,050 ft (930 m)	260 ft (79 m)	Gravel

References[edit]

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ "Update: Future of underutilized South Okanagan airport discussed". Global News. October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^ "Oliver Municipal Airport".
^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 145.

External links[edit]

Official site

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] "Update: Future of underutilized South Okanagan airport discussed". Global News. October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

[3] "Oliver Municipal Airport".

[Handbook-4] Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 145.

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