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Relief Landing Field –
Carp

General Information

Location/Base: Carp

Province: Ontario

Years in Use:

  • constructed 1940 – ?
  • transferred to DOT 1947,
  • declared surplus 30 Oct 1951

Units:

  • Primary Relief Landing Field (R1) to 2 SFTS at Uplands
  • Glider Instructor School 1 Aug ’45-30 Sept ’45
  • Operated by Air Cadet League 6 Sept ’46-15 Mar ’47

Aircraft Types:

Commanding Officers:

Financial Impact:

Date/Reason for Closure/

Site Evolution:

  • The Publication On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978) lists the Aerodrome as “Carp” – See photos on this page.

As at 1978 – Airport run by Township of West Carleton

Current Status:  2023 – Airport acquired by Smycorp and Westcan Developments.

RCAF Aerodrome Carp, Ontario.
Image from the
RCAF Pilots Manual of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases circa 1942.
Image courtesy of Matt Heintz

Requirements Plan – 1943

Requirements Plan, Department of Transportation (1943) (Source Peter Hill)

Zoning Plan – April 1945

Zoning Plan, Department of Transportation (1945) (Source Canadiana)
(Please Click to download a High Resolution version)

Site Plan – 1945

Master Site Plan, Department of Transportation (June 1945) (Source Canadiana)
(Please Click to download a High Resolution version)

On Track – 1978

On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Carp Aerodrome (Part 1)
On Track…the Pilot’s Air Travel Guide (First Annual Edition – 1978)
Carp Aerodrome (Part 2)

Location – Google Map

Photo Gallery

Carp Aerodrome, Aerial Photo (11 April 1944) (REA-300-5) (National Defence Image, Provided by Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Grader, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Grading land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Scraper, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Scraper, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
Carp Aerodrome, Aerial Photo (11 April 1944) (REA-300-6) (National Defence Image, Provided by Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Grader, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Grader, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Scraper, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Bull Dozer, clearing land for the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction workers in a trench at the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Aggregate plant at the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Aggregate plant at the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)
1943 – Dibblee Construction Aggregate plant operator at the Carp Airport (Photo provided by the Huntley Historical Society and Peter Hill)

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