Bethany Airport

The airport was closed due to military decommissioning. It was originally constructed as a Relief Landing Field for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) during World War II. With the end of the war and the winding down of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), the facility was no longer required and was declared surplus.

The site has been completely returned to agricultural use. The land is privately owned farmland. Faint outlines of the former runways are still visible in satellite imagery, appearing as scars on the landscape, but there is no remaining aviation infrastructure such as hangars, control towers, or paved surfaces. The area is actively cultivated.

Bethany Airport was historically known as RCAF Station Bethany. Its sole purpose was to serve as the Relief Landing Field (R1) for No. 10 Service Flying Training School (SFTS), which was based at the nearby RCAF Station Dauphin. It was a critical component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, one of Canada's most significant contributions to the Allied war effort. Student pilots training on advanced aircraft, such as the North American Harvard, would use this field to practice essential skills like landings and take-offs in a less congested environment than the main base. The airfield was a typical BCATP layout, designed for high-volume training operations.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. The site's complete conversion to private farmland, the lack of any remaining infrastructure, and its remote location make any potential reactivation prohibitively expensive and economically unviable. It exists now only as a historical site.