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DRAYTON VALLEY INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT
The Drayton Valley Airport is located approximately 14 miles west of your home. The exact location of the field is 53 degrees 13 minutes north latitude, 114 degrees 98 minutes west longitude. Drayton Valley Airport is 2,750 ft above sea level.

The Airport is a 24 hour facility offering V.F.R. and I.F.R. non-radar flight rules. An I.L.S. approach system is in operation.

Size and Capacity
The current runway runs north to south, and has recently been upgraded to 4,500 feet with a 600 foot run-off apron. The airport has an airplane parking area, a terminal building, and all fuel services are available. This airport can accommodate every type of private aircraft including business jet traffic. The major oil companies that operate out of Drayton Valley routinely use this airport for their transportation needs.

Specifications
The Drayton Valley Airport is a single runway field. Runway 36 runs north and south. There are no restrictions on aircraft weight and passenger load factors. The runway is equipped with runway identification lights.

Operating Environment
There are no noise abatement procedures for the airport. Departure is the standard turnout rule. Arrival on runway 36 is standard approach rules for an uncontrolled airport.

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Edmonton International Airport is approximately 65 miles east of your home. It is a comfortable, 1 hour 10 minute drive to the main terminal through rich and varied farmland.

The Airport is the centre that is responsible for all aircraft movements over Alberta and most of northern Canada, including the high Arctic.

Runways 02, 12, and 30 are equipped with Category 1 High Intensity Centre Row Approach Lighting as well as an SSALR approach lighting system, while Runway 20 is equipped with Low Intensity Centre Row Approach Lighting with runway identification lights. All runways include High Intensity threshold and runway lights.

The Airport includes the following navigational and approach aids.

• Approach radar, Terminal area radar, Secondary surveillance radar, RVR measurement, ILS, VOR, DME, NDB, REILS, TACAN, VASIS
• full front course Instrument Landing Systems are included on Runways 02, 12, and 30, with a back course approach system on Runway 20.

Operating Environment
The Noise Abatement Procedures for Edmonton International Airport are as follows:

• Departure Procedures
  Runway 12 Turbo-jet/Turbo-fan aircraft. No right turns west of the 'KILO' north directional beacon (NDB)
  All runways VNAP A or B.
• Arrival Procedures
  1 - Avoid flying over the city of Leduc below 5000' above sea level
  2 - Runway 30 right hand circuits.

Location
Strategically located, Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is conveniently situated adjacent to the major highway linking Edmonton and Calgary, near the Yellowhead TransCanada Highway which connects Winnipeg, Edmonton and Vancouver, and near ViaRail's Transcontinental "Canadian" route. Edmonton International Airport is Canada's most northerly 24 hour international airport. The Airport's elevation is 723 metres or 2,372 feet above sea level.

Size and Capacity
Edmonton International Airport is the fifth busiest airport in Canada in terms of passengers. In 2001, 3.9 million passengers used the airport. It is the second largest airport in Canada as measured by land mass. It comprises an area of just under 7,000 acres. The current runways are large enough to accommodate an immediate 200% growth in air traffic movements.

Airside Facilities/Specifications
The Edmonton International Airport has two runways in an open "V" configuration:

The runways can accommodate any size of aircraft. In fact, the Antonov, the world's largest cargo carrier, has used Edmonton International Airport on several occasions. There are no restrictions on aircraft weight and passenger load factors.

Aprons
The Airport has three aprons:

• Apron I is located directly in front of the air terminal building, covering an area of 672,000 sq ft. This apron contains 16 aircraft parking positions with an additional two for General Aviation parking.
• Apron II is located Northeast of the terminal building covering an area of 272,600 sq ft. This apron is a common-use ramp for general aviation aircraft, military and courier operations.
• Apron III is dedicated to cargo operations and large aircraft maintenance hangars, and is located in the AirLinks Cargo Park adjacent to Runway 02/20. It is 164,000 sq ft of concrete ramp & taxiway designed for the heaviest of freighter aircraft.

Navigational & Landing Aids

• Edmonton International Airport offers 24 hour service to accommodate any aircraft at any time.
• The Edmonton Area Control Centre is part of the airport's operations facility. This centre provides both radar and non-radar Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) control service to all aircraft operating in controlled airspace, and to aircraft operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
• It is also the base for the Western Region Area Control.

For more information, E-Mail waywar@telus.net

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