Medicine Hat Airport, , is located 2 NM southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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. Air Canada Express

Air Canada Express

Air Canada Express is a brand name under which four regional airlines operate feeder flights for Air Canada. They primarily connect smaller cities with Air Canada's domestic hub airports and focus cities, although they offer some point-to-point service. On April 26, 2011, it was reported that Air...

 serves the airport daily from Calgary

Calgary

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During World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) for No. 34 Service Flying Training School (SFTS). The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence

Department of National Defence (Canada)

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 appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a Prisoner of War

Prisoner of war

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 camp.

Airline Service

External links

• Medicine Hat Airport webpage

• Page about this airport on COPA's
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