Mossbank Airport

The airport, known as RCAF Station Mossbank, was closed following the end of its mission. It was a purpose-built training facility for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) during World War II. As the war drew to a close and the demand for trained aircrew decreased, the BCATP was scaled down, and training facilities like Mossbank were deemed surplus to requirements and decommissioned.

The site is no longer an airport and has been extensively redeveloped. The majority of the original airfield, including the intersection of the former runways, is now occupied by a large, modern inland grain terminal operated by G3 Canada Limited (G3 Mossbank). The original hangars, barracks, and other wartime buildings have been removed. However, the faint, ghostly outlines of the three long runways and the connecting taxiways are still clearly visible from satellite imagery, etched into the surrounding prairie landscape. The identifier CA-0244 is a defunct, non-official code, and the site is considered an abandoned airfield.

RCAF Station Mossbank holds significant historical importance as a key component of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, a massive joint military aircrew training program. It was home to the No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, which operated from October 1940 to December 1944. The school was responsible for training thousands of bomb aimers and air gunners for the Allied air forces. Operations were conducted using aircraft such as the Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander. The airfield was constructed in the typical triangular runway pattern common to BCATP bases to allow for simultaneous takeoffs and landings regardless of wind direction. Its contribution to the Allied victory in World War II was substantial, representing a major Canadian effort on the home front.

There are no plans or prospects for reopening the site as an airport. The land has been permanently repurposed for major industrial and agricultural use with the construction of the G3 grain terminal. The cost and logistics of removing the current infrastructure to restore aviation facilities would be prohibitive, and there is no practical demand for an airport of its original scale in the area.