RCAF Station Lincoln Park

Military conversion and post-war downsizing. The primary purpose of the station was to serve as a major training facility for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during World War II. With the end of the war in 1945, the massive demand for aircrew training ceased. The base was deemed surplus to the peacetime requirements of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and was eventually closed to allow for the expansion of the city of Calgary.

The site has been completely redeveloped and is now unrecognizable as an airport. The former base is primarily occupied by the campus of Mount Royal University and the adjacent residential community of Lincoln Park. Many of the original WWII-era buildings, including several large hangars and barracks, were repurposed and integrated into the university campus. These historic structures now serve as academic buildings, administrative offices, and recreational facilities. The original runways and taxiways have been entirely removed and are now covered by university buildings, parking lots, and residential streets. The area's history is commemorated by plaques and memorials on the university campus.

RCAF Station Lincoln Park was a critical component of Canada's contribution to the Allied war effort in WWII. Established in 1940, it was one of the key airbases in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Initially, it was home to No. 3 Service Flying Training School (SFTS), where thousands of pilots from across the Commonwealth learned to fly multi-engine aircraft like the Avro Anson and Cessna Crane. In 1944, it was converted to host No. 2 Wireless School, which trained thousands of essential wireless air gunners. The base was a self-contained town with numerous hangars, barracks, classrooms, and administrative buildings, playing a vital role in supplying trained aircrew for combat operations overseas.

There are zero prospects for reopening. The site is fully and densely developed with a major university campus and a residential neighborhood located within a well-established urban area of Calgary. The land is no longer suitable for aviation use, and its redevelopment is irreversible. The ICAO identifier 'CA-0005' is a historical or unofficial placeholder used in some databases and is not an active, officially recognized airport code.