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Rivers Airport

CFB Rivers

CA Wheatlands, Rivers, Manitoba

50.010139, -100.313611 · 1550 feet

1942-1971

Location C/N Tracking

Rivers Airport, Baseline Road, Riverdale Municipality, Manitoba, Canada

Nearby Locations

Km
Brandon Municipal Airport CYBR 28.2 113°
Virden / R.J. (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome CYVD 45.7 251°
CFB Shilo helipad CKM3 54.0 115°
Shilo - Flewin Field helipad CKN9 54.7 118°
Neepawa Airport CJV5 62.4 066°
Russell Airport CJW5 108.9 321°
Opened as RCAF Station Rivers in May 1942 and after a period of joint occupancy from c 1955, closed in Sep 1971.

Parts of the old runways are still in use for general aviation and drag racing.