RCAF Station Fort St John

General Overview

Base / Station: Fort St John

Province: British Columbia

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Description

Lat. 56 deg 140’N., Long. 120 deg 44’W.

Magnetic Variation – 30 deg E.

Markings – Runway marker cones.

Lighting – Rotating beacon, contact and portable runway lights. Floodlights on apron. Lanterns on NE/SW runway and taxiway.

Obstructions – NW – Radio towers (50′) 2 miles, lighted. Unlighted buildings and brush SE. of NE. approach. Ditches along runway.

Radio – Airways, range, and tower.

Weather Service – AAF station. Hourly and synoptic reports.

Accommodations – Staff quarters at field. Barracks, stout houses, officers quarters and mess. Dispensary.

Weather – Subject to smoke conditions. Ground fog late summer and fall. Occasional ice fog in winter..

Station Magazine
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1941

1942