RCAF Station Weyburn

RCAF Station Weyburn
The aerodrome was constructed in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The Station was home to No. 41 Service Flying Training School and during its operation graduated 1,055 pilots and recorded more than 180,000 hours of flight time before being abandoned on 30 June 1944.

Aerodrome information
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Weyburn, Saskatchewan at 49.7°N, -103.8°W with a variation of 17 degrees east and elevation of 1919 ft. Six runways were listed as follows:

Relief landing field – Halbrite
A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately 19 mi south-east. The site was located south of the village of Halbrite, Saskatchewan. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Halbrite, Saskatchewan at 49.46667°N, -103.56667°W with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of 1900 ft. The Relief field was laid out in a triangle with three runways, detailed in the following table:

A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.

Relief landing field – Ralph
A Relief Landing field for RCAF Station Weyburn was located approximately 12 mi south-east. The site was located approximately 2 mi south of the unincorporated community of Ralph, Saskatchewan. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Ralph, Saskatchewan at 49.55°N, -103.68333°W with a variation of 16 degrees east and an elevation of 1880 ft. The Relief field was detailed as "Turf - All way field - Servicable" and was drawn as a triangular layout with no dimentional information. A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 8 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.