Doig Airport is a remote forest fire suppression airfield located in northwestern
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada. "Doig" is just the name of the airfield's location, named for the
Doig River
The Doig River is a river in Alberta and northern British Columbia, Canada.
It originates on the northern fringes of Peace River Country in northern Alberta, south of the Chinchaga Wildland Park, in the Halverson Ridge of the Clear Hills, then f ...
; there is no community with that name.
The airfield is located on the Halveston Ridge of the
Clear Hills
Clear Hills County is a municipal district in north western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 17.
In 1950, the massive Chinchaga fire burned through much of the region.
On January 1, 2006, the name was changed from ''Municip ...
, north of the Doig River.
References
External links
Page about this airporton
COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
Registered aerodromes in Alberta
Clear Hills County
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