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Edenvale Aerodrome is a small privately-owned airfield in Clearview Township, Ontario, set amid farmland between Barrie and Stayner on Highway 26. Once a Second World War pilot training relief field for the RCAF's British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, it is now a general aviation base offering hangarage, fuel and flight training, with a small heritage museum on site.
Edenvale Aerodrome (CNV8) is a small, privately-owned general aviation field near Stayner in Clearview Township, Ontario. It began life in 1939 as an RCAF relief airfield under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and today serves local pilots, aircraft owners and flying enthusiasts, with hangar rental, aircraft sales and a heritage museum housing an Avro Arrow replica. Its rural setting close to Georgian Bay, Wasaga Beach and the Blue Mountains makes it an attractive VFR destination for pilots exploring central Ontario.
The aerodrome lies in Clearview Township, on Highway 26 East between the towns of Barrie and Stayner, close to the Georgian Bay shoreline. Coordinates are 44.4388 N, 79.9653 W, at an elevation of 709 feet. Nearby tourist landmarks used for orientation include Wasaga Beach, Collingwood and Blue Mountain Resort.
Edenvale has two paved, lit runways. The longer is runway 13/31, 3891 feet in length with a hard surface. The second is runway 08/26, 2819 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit. There is no instrument landing system.
Pilots should monitor Edenvale Traffic on the UNICOM frequency 122.775 MHz for advisory calls. An automated weather observing system (AWOS) broadcasts on 123.17 MHz. The field has no published instrument approaches.
The Georgian Bay shoreline, Wasaga Beach and the wooded hills around Collingwood and Blue Mountain Resort provide useful landmarks for pilots approaching from the north or west, with the aerodrome sited on Highway 26 East between Barrie and Stayner.
Edenvale began in 1939 as an RCAF relief airfield selected to support pilot training operations from RCAF Camp Borden under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Designated No. 1 Relief Field, Edenvale, it became operational in 1941 and echoed to the sound of Harvard trainers through the war years, with its first recorded landing occurring on 8 August even before the field was formally ready. As the BCATP wound down, flying training at Edenvale ceased in February 1945, though a small staff kept the facilities serviceable. On 17 January 1946 the field was handed to the Department of Transport, which maintained the runways while the RCAF retained the right to use it as a relief field; several wartime buildings were earmarked for demolition in 1947, though the hangar was kept to store surplus aircraft. The military continued to make use of the aerodrome until 1994.
Edenvale is now a privately-owned aerodrome offering hangar rentals, aircraft sales and flight training, and serves as the exclusive North American distributor for the Czech-built Directfly range of light aircraft. A fuel station on the field supplies Avgas 100LL, Jet A1 and Mogas 91 octane fuel. The aerodrome also houses a Heritage Museum featuring a full-scale Avro Arrow replica, reflecting its wartime training heritage.
