Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport

{{Short description|Airport in Manitoba, Canada}}

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{{Infobox airport

| name = {{nowrap|Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport}}

| nativename = Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie

| image = Allied Wings HQ.JPG

| caption = KF Defence Programs Headquarters building under construction at Airport c. 2007

| IATA = YPG

| ICAO = CYPG

| WMO = 71851

| type = Public

| owner =

| operator = Southport Aerospace Centre Inc.

| city-served =

| location = RM of Portage la Prairie, near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

| timezone = CST

| utc = UTC−06:00

| summer = CDT

| utcs = UTC−05:00

| elevation-f = 884

| coordinates = {{coord|49|54|11|N|098|16|26|W|region:CA-MB|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map = Manitoba#Canada

| pushpin_label = CYPG

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Manitoba

| website =

| r1-number = 02/20

| r1-length-f = 3,033

| r1-surface = Asphalt

| r2-number = 09/27

| r2-length-f = 2,670

| r2-surface = Asphalt

| r3-number = 13R/31L

| r3-length-f = 6,997

| r3-surface = Asphalt

| r4-number = 13L/31R

| r4-length-f = 3,127

| r4-surface = Asphalt

| h1-number = H1

| h1-length-f = 607 × 148

| h1-surface = Turf/snow

| h2-number = H2

| h2-length-f = 492 × 197

| h2-surface = Turf/snow

| h3-number = H2

| h3-length-f = 656 × 328

| h3-surface = Turf/snow

| footnotes = Source: Canada Flight Supplement{{CFS}}
Environment Canada[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html Synoptic/Metstat Station Information]

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Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport {{Airport codes|YPG|CYPG}} is located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. It is operated by Southport Aerospace Centre Inc., a commercial-industrial centre.[http://www.alliedwings.ca/company_history.asp Company History] It was formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie. It has been commercially operated since 1992.{{Cite web|url=https://southport.ca/Magazines/summer2016/mobile/index.html#p=4|title=summer2016|website=southport.ca|access-date=2018-10-10}}

The Aviation Training Centre operation of KF Defence Programs based at the airport. KF Defence Programs provides pilot training to the Royal Canadian Air Force and is a joint venture between KF Aerospace, Canadian Helicopters, Bluedrop, and Canadian Base Operators. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School is based at the airport.

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