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Lethbridge County Airport or '''Lethbridge Airport''', , is located 4.0 Nautical Mile s (7.41 km) south southeast of Lethbridge , Alberta , Canada . It is 10-15 driving minutes from the downtown area and serves Calgary, Alberta daily through Air Canada Jazz (via Central Mountain Air ) and Edmonton, Alberta through Integra Air . Beginning 23 December 2006, Air Transat will provide weekly, non-stop service to Puerto Vallarta , Mexico {Link without Title} . The airport is home to Excel Flight Training. HISTORY Originally known as Kenyon Field, this aerodrome began passenger services in October 1938 , but officially opened in June 1939 . At the outbreak of World War II , Kenyon Field became a training facility under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP). The station was operated and administered by the Royal Canadian Air Force and called RCAF Station Lethbridge. Beginning in July 1940 , the aerodrome hosted No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS). Instruction was provided by members of the local flying club. Since the airport was usually very windy, this flying school moved to less windy High River in June 1941 . Late in 1941, the No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, also a BCATP training facility, opened at the station. Since land was required for gunnery and bombing practice, about 100 square miles was leased from the Blood Indian Reserve located nearby. Aircraft used by this school included Fairey Battle s, Lysander s, Ansons , and Bolingbrokes . No. 133 (Fighter) Squadron was formed here in June 1942 , flying Hurricanes and Harvards . The squadron moved to Boundary Bay , British Columbia in October 1942. The RCAF left Lethbridge in 1944 . AIRLINES
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