Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport

Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport or Villeneuve Airport, is located 1NM west of Villeneuve in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.ExpansionThe closure of the Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport has stimulated expansion of the Villeneuve Airport as a partial replacement. Its land base is growing from 1400to, the instrument landing system is being upgraded, the number of hangars is increasing from 15 to 21, one runway has been extended to 5001ft, and Villeneuve will serve as an alternate to the Edmonton International Airport for medevac flights during stormy weather.Alberta Flying Heritage MuseumOn 17 November 2013 it was announced that the airport will be the site of the new Alberta Flying Heritage Museum. The museum will sit on 13acre and has been given a 26000ft2 building. The building was donated by Transport Canada and Public Works Canada and was originally at the City Centre airport. The museum which is separate from the Alberta Aviation Museum, will be a hands-on experience and allow aircraft for exhibition to fly in and out. The museum will focus on the history of aviation in Alberta while the Alberta Aviation Museum will focus on Edmonton. As part of the museum the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200 in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery C-GIPW (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve.