Peace River Shell Airstrip
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- ca. 1994
- Province
- Alberta
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- Location
- Airport about six miles west of Peace River
- Elevation
- 1,870 ft (570 m)
- Coordinates
- 56.23117, -117.45134
Drag races were held in 1994, and maybe other years, at this airport about six miles west of Peace River. Records are sparse.
Background
Peace River Airport sits about five nautical miles west of town and has a single 5,000-foot runway. A local airport association owns it, and it was the base for the regional carrier Peace Air until that airline folded in May 2007.
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