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Olds-Didsbury Airport

51.71190°N
-114.10700°W
ARR / DAY
2
▲ 16.7%
DEP / DAY
3
▲ 15.8%

Olds-Didsbury Airport (CEA3) is a small general aviation airport located in Olds-Didsbury, Canada, 65 km south of Red Deer. It features 2 runways with the longest being 3,650 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 2 arrivals and 3 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

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Runways

2 installed

3,650 FT MAX
04/22
1,800 ft × 50
GRS○ unlit
10/28
3,650 ft × 75
ASP● LIT

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

28
46% of ops
56 land · 40 TO
10
24% of ops
30 land · 20 TO
04
18% of ops
22 land · 10 TO
22
12% of ops
15 land · 14 TO
Runway 28 carries 46% of operations (56 landings, 40 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 10 at 24%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

28 56 landings
UA 4%
10 30 landings
UA 7%
04 22 landings
UA 0%
22 15 landings
UA 20%
Approaches to 28 show a 4% unstable-approach rate (2 UA events from 56 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy — hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
4.1
flights/day · 122 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 6pm · 3pm
Day vs night
68%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 4.1 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.0× weekday (4.1 vs 4.2 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here — top types over the last 30 days

39 · 35%
15 · 13%
11 · 10%
8 · 7%
5 · 4%
5 · 4%
Activity is led by (35% of 113 flights). Top three types: , , .

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

16 comments from OurAirports — click to expand

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Anonymous
07/09/2019
Fuel Prices
100LL $1.53/l; JetA $1.26/l; Effective July 10, 2019
Anonymous
01/28/2019
Self Serve 100LL and JetA
100LL $1.36/l; JetA $1.26/l; Effective Jan 28, 2019
Anonymous
11/03/2018
Self Serve Fuel
Fuel 100LL $1.57; JetA $1.26 as of Nov 2018
Anonymous
01/11/2018
Fuel Prices
100LL $1.38/l and JetA $0.989/l as of Jan 11, 2018 Fuel Self Serve Debit, Mastercard, Visa
Anonymous
01/04/2018
Fuel Prices
100LL $1.42/l and JetA $0.989/l. Prices include GST and Carbon Tax.
Anonymous
08/28/2016
Fuel Prices 100LL and Jet A
100LL is $1.199/litre; Jet A is $0.899/litre
Anonymous
05/28/2016
100 ll June 2016 fuel 1.25
100 LL June 2016 fuel 1.25
Anonymous
06/05/2015
Fuel Price
Fuel price as of May 2015 is $1.469
Anonymous
02/05/2015
Fuel price
Fuel price Feb 2015 is $1.51 per litre.
Anonymous
04/16/2014
Self serve 100LL
100 LL $1.79 April/14
Anonymous
11/04/2013
re: Self serve 100LL
100 LL $1.65 Oct/13
Anonymous
07/28/2013
Crop dusters
Any regulations for crop dusters? One is flying so low over our house and trees. We have a licensed wildlife rehab and bird sanctuary, and our birds are actually getting hurt trying to avoid his regular low flyovers. Number C-GFTS.
Anonymous
02/01/2013
Self serve 100LL
Fuel price in Feb 2013 is 1.69 gst included
ODFA
07/10/2012
re: Self serve 100LL
Fuel price in July 2012 is $1.74
Anonymous
02/05/2012
re: Self serve 100LL
Fuel price in Feb 2012 is $1.60
Anonymous
09/20/2011
Self serve 100LL
AVGAS 100LL Fuel and SAE 65 and 80 Oil. Our fuel system is a self serve Master Card or Visa system and the fuel price as of September 15, 2011 is $1.69 per litre.
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