Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport

Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie
KF Defence Programs Headquarters building under construction at Airport c. 2007
IATA: YPG – ICAO: CYPG – WMO: 71851
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Southport Aerospace Centre Inc.
Location	R.M. of Portage la Prairie, near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	884 ft / 269 m
Coordinates	49°54′11″N 098°16′26″W / 49.90306°N 98.27389°W / 49.90306; -98.27389Coordinates: 49°54′11″N 098°16′26″W / 49.90306°N 98.27389°W / 49.90306; -98.27389
Map
CYPG Location in Manitoba
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 02/20 3,033 924 Asphalt 09/27 2,670 814 Asphalt 13R/31L 6,997 2,133 Asphalt 13L/31R 3,127 953 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 607 × 148 185 × 45 Turf/Snow H2 492 × 197 150 × 60 Turf/Snow H2 656 × 328 200 × 100 Turf/Snow
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2]

Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (IATA: YPG, ICAO: CYPG) is located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. It is the Southport Aerospace Centre, a commercial-industrial centre.^[3] It is now commercially operated. It was formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie.

The Aviation Training Centre operation of KF Defence Programs based at the airport. KF Defence Programs provides pilot training to the Royal Canadian Air Force. KF Defence Programs is a joint venture between KF Aerospace, Canadian Helicopters, Atlantis Systems International, and Canadian Base Operators. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School is based at the airport.

See also

• Portage la Prairie (North) Airport

References

External links

• Southport
• KF Defence Programs

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport from Nav Canada as available.