Red Deer Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Red Deer Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Central Alberta | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Red Deer County, near Red Deer, Alberta | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,968 ft / 905 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°11′06″N 113°53′40″W / 52.18500°N 113.89444°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.flyreddeer.com/ | ||||||||||||||
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  CYQF Location in Alberta  CYQF CYQF (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
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Red Deer Regional Airport (IATA: YQF, ICAO: CYQF) is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south southwest of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.[1] The airport serves Charter and General Aviation.
In October 2015, Red Deer Regional announced it was to undergo a $9.5 million expansion, including a 2,000 ft (610 m) extension of runway 16/34 (now 17/35), from 5,528 ft (1,685 m). Construction began in April 2016, and was completed on September 16, 2016. However, the extended runway, which measured 7,500 ft (2,300 m), was not posted in the Canada Flight Supplement until the edition dated 0901Z 2 March 2017 to 0901Z 27 April 2017.[1] This allowed the airport to accommodate larger aircraft.[4] Canada Jetlines is the first airline expected to take advantage of this, with plans to begin either Boeing 737 Max or Airbus A320 service to Abbotsford by their third projected growth period.[5]
In February 2022, The Government of Alberta announced $7.5 million of funding towards an $18 million Expansion and Rehabilitation Project that involves the widening of runway 17/35 from 100 ft (30 m) to 150 ft (46 m). The rehabilitation of taxiway Bravo and apron 1, as well as a new $3 million terminal expansion project to accommodate 189 passengers, the number of passengers on a fully loaded Boeing 737 Max. It was supposed to take place from the spring to fall of 2022 but the rehabilitation of the taxiway, apron and terminal expansion have been pushed back until 2023 due to heavy rain in June and July.
