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Previously Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport (ECCA), (IATA: YXD, ICAO: CYXD), was located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was bordered by Yellowhead Trail to the north, Kingsway to the south, 121 Street to the west, and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Jefferson armouries to the east. It encompassed approximately 144 acres (58 ha) of land just north of the Edmonton city centre. The airport was originally named for former mayor Kenneth Alexander Blatchford, then was known as the Edmonton Municipal Airport, then the Edmonton Industrial Airport, then the Edmonton City Centre Airport, ending as Blatchford Field at Edmonton City Centre Airport.

Beginning in 2005, the airport was annually converted into a speedway for the Edmonton Grand Prix Champ Car race. The last Grand Prix was held in 2012.

Redevelopment started August 2016.
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