Plaque commémorative de l'aéroport de Vulcan dans la Deuxième Guerre mondiale

[The wording is not clear in the photo./Le texte n’est pas clair sur la photo.]

Vulcan's airport was officially opened in 1982 to provide a service for
private and small commercial aircraft such as crop dusters. The airport's two
runways, one concrete and one turf, are aligned to take advantage of the
prevailing southwesterly winds and to ensure safety for aircraft that are landing or
taking off.

Vulcan played an important role during World War II with the establish-
ment, in 1941, of a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airfield. The old
airfield is located 6km west and 7km south of this airport. The station was one
of many flying schools in Canada that trained air crew during the war. No. 2
Flying Instructor School used the airfield from 1941 - 42, and No. 19 Service
Flying Training School was located there from 1942 - 45. The airport is no longer
used by aircraft, but many of the old hangars are used by local businesses.

Think and Search:
What factors would you consider if you were designing the alignment of an
airport's runways? Would you have designed this airport differently?