The Canadian Museum of Flight is one step closer to moving into a new facility next to the Langley Regional Airport.
The flight museum received word last week that the Agricultural Land Commission has approved its relocation to land just wet of the existing airport.
For years, the museum has been in a hangar and buildings on the main airport site, without enough room to display more than part of its collection of vintage, restored, and replica aircraft. The museum has been planning a move for 30 months.
The new 1.6 acre site is part of the 51-acre Derek Doubleday Arboretum, on floodplain land to the west of the airport. The new site is 45 per cent larger than the current museum footprint, and could accommodate a larger building. The site is the far southeastern corner of the arboretum, up against the airport and separated from most of the rest of the park by a creek.
Matthew Claxton – Langley Advance – Dec 8, 2015.
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