The short answer to your question is yes – sort of. The Canadian Forces is looking at the possibility of using the runway here at CFB Edmonton for fixed-wing aircraft strictly on a limited basis to support training under austere conditions. This will not return the runway to full-time serviceability for fixed wing aircraft but will rather give us a capability to exercise in a manner similar to how we operate internationally.
408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, of course, continues to use a portion of the airfield for their rotary-wing aircraft operations with the Griffons.
Any use of the runway for fixed-wing aircraft would be as a contingency or for training pilots and support personnel on the use of a runway under austere or less than perfect conditions. For that reason we have maintained the old air corridors and continue to work with the Province of Alberta to integrate the design of the Anthony Henday so that we are able to maintain those corridors.
We will continue to utilize the regions airports to support our other flying operations.