Airplane Hangars for Sale and Lease in Calgary and Area

• CoStar tracks about 97 hangar and airport buildings in the Calgary area and the surrounding region, with 61 at Springbank Airport and 29 around Calgary International (YYC), as of October 2026.
• The median hangar building at Springbank is about 13,600 sq ft, and 6 in 10 are under 15,000 sq ft. Many of those buildings are split into separately owned or leased bays, so the unit you buy or rent is often much smaller.
• YYC hangars are a different product. The median building is about 45,000 sq ft, and about half of those with a known build year went up before 1980. They are mostly airline, cargo and maintenance space and rarely come up for sale.
• Springbank was Canada's 8th-busiest airport by aircraft movements in 2024, with about 140,000 takeoffs and landings, per Transport Canada. Calgary International ranked 6th with about 197,000.
• Specialized industrial buildings in Calgary had a market sale price of about $205 per sq ft and a 7.0% market cap rate in Q3 2026, per CoStar (see Calgary commercial cap rates). Hangars listed for sale around Calgary in October 2026 were asking about $155 to $250 per sq ft.
• Supply is thin. Only a handful of hangars within 150 km of Calgary were listed for sale in October 2026, and CoStar's coverage of the smaller airports is incomplete, so off-market calls matter here.

Every airport in this area handles hangar land differently. Some lease the land, one sells titled lots, and a few sell hangars as condo units. Here's how they compare.

Springbank Airport (YBW)

Springbank is where most hangar buyers near Calgary end up looking. It's a 15-minute drive from the west end of the city, it has a 5,000 ft main runway and a 3,423 ft crosswind runway, and it's a Canada Border Services Agency airport of entry for small general aviation aircraft, so you can clear customs coming back from the U.S. without stopping at YYC. Flight schools, helicopter operators and the Alberta wildfire tanker base all work out of here.

The hangar stock is mostly older and plain. CoStar rates 44 of the 61 Springbank buildings it tracks as Class C. Streets like Hurricane Drive, Maclaurin Drive, Noorduyn Park and Avro Lane are lined with hangars from the 1980s to 2000s, many split into condo bays of 1,500 to 4,000 sq ft. Land is leased from the Calgary Airport Authority, and because it's federal land, a new hangar build goes through a federal environmental-effects review before it can start. A 16,000 sq ft, three-bay hangar proposed on Lot 97 went through public comment in August and September 2025.

Calgary International (YYC)

The hangars around YYC, along Aviation Park, McTavish Road, Palmer Road and Aero Way NE, are commercial buildings. The median one CoStar tracks is about 45,000 sq ft, and the biggest pass 200,000 sq ft. They suit charter operators, maintenance companies and cargo businesses. A private owner with one piston aircraft will pay more and get less here than at Springbank, and landing fees and ramp access work differently at a major airport.

High River Regional Airport

High River's airport is owned by the Town of High River and Foothills County and run by a not-for-profit, High River Regional Airport Ltd. Hangar lots are subleased, and every new sublease needs sign-off from the airport board, Foothills County and the Town, followed by a county development permit. The zoning (Direct Control District #5) limits hangars to aviation use, so this isn't the place to park an RV collection. Expect an application fee for an undeveloped lot and a construction deposit that's refunded after final inspection; ask the airport for the current amounts. The 4,300 ft runway sits about 2.5 nautical miles southeast of town.

Okotoks Air Ranch

The privately run airfield just outside Okotoks closed its runway to fixed-wing aircraft in 2021, and since then only helicopter and drone operators can use it. The hangar buildings are still there and are held as condo units, and some of the multi-bay buildings have 60-foot bi-fold doors and 3-phase power. It can suit a helicopter operator or someone who needs secure storage. If you fly fixed-wing, check the airfield's current status before you buy here.

Airdrie Airport

The Airdrie airport is a private airpark run by Airdrie Airpark Ltd., with a 5,000 ft paved runway. It has a handful of private hangars, about 5,000 to 6,600 sq ft each. It's a sensible pick if you live in north Calgary or Airdrie and fly a light single.

Olds-Didsbury Airport

Mountain View County owns this airport, and the Olds-Didsbury Flying Association runs it. It's one of the few places in Alberta where you can buy titled land under your hangar: a titled lot near the terminal was listed in 2026 at $175,000, with power at the lot line and water and sewer left for the buyer to install. Some newer hangars here include a finished living suite. The county has a plan for a new hangar area west of the existing buildings, to be built in phases once enough tenants commit.

Red Deer Regional Airport

The Red Deer Regional Airport has the most open land of any airport on this list, about 800,000 square metres of serviced airside and groundside parcels offered on long-term leases, with build-to-suit options and no airport improvement fee. It expanded its terminal in 2024 and is extending Airport Drive in 2026. If you need a large custom hangar and can live 90 minutes north of Calgary, this is worth a call.

Lethbridge and southern Alberta

South of Calgary, hangars come up at Lethbridge, Claresholm, Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek, Vulcan and other municipal airports, but not often. Lethbridge Airport is studying hangar development, from T-hangars for private aircraft to larger commercial buildings, on close to 900 acres of developable land. If you're flying out of the south, I'd put alerts on and wait for something to come up.

Lease first if you're new to an airport or think you'll move up to a bigger aircraft in the next few years. A hangar that fits a Cessna 172 won't fit a PC-12, and selling a hangar can take months. Buy once you know the aircraft, the airport and the door size you need, and once you've read the ground lease. If you're leasing, these commercial lease negotiation tips apply to hangars too.

Sale prices

Here's what recent hangar listings around Calgary have been asking:

Asking prices from CREB® MLS® and public listings, October 2026. Asking prices aren't sale prices.

The building's age and the door matter more than the square footage. A newer hangar with a 60-foot door can sell for more per foot than a larger older one with a 41-foot door, because it fits more aircraft.

Carrying costs

Budget for these on top of the price or the rent:

• Ground rent paid to the airport operator, usually reviewed or raised on a set schedule
• Property tax. One Springbank condo bay was listed with 2026 taxes of about $1,280, and an 11,000 sq ft High River hangar with 2024 taxes of about $7,740
• Condo fees, if it's a condo bay
• Insurance for the building and, separately, your hangar keeper's coverage
• Heating, which is the big one in an Alberta winter with a 50-foot door

Many commercial hangar listings are priced plus GST. Ask your accountant whether you can register and claim it back.

The door is the first thing to check. Many owners want at least 5 feet of clearance on each wingtip and a foot or two above the tail.

Manufacturer figures. Check your own aircraft's documents, since floats, skis, tip tanks and winglets change the numbers.

Doors on older Springbank hangars often run 41 to 50 feet wide and 10 to 16 feet high. That fits a 172 or an SR22, but not a PC-12. Newer hangars at Springbank and High River have 60- to 65-foot bi-fold doors with 18 feet or more of clearance, and that's where turboprop and light jet owners should look.

The door and the lease come first. After that, walk the hangar with this list:

• Door type and age. Bi-fold, hydraulic and sliding doors all wear differently, and a rebuilt door is worth asking about
• Heat. Radiant tube and in-floor heat are common, and the gas bill on an old building with poor insulation adds up fast
• Power, single-phase or 3-phase, if you run compressors, a paint booth or maintenance equipment
• Water and sewer. Some lots have them, and at others the buyer pays to install them
• Taxiway frontage and how far you taxi to the active runway
• Fuel. Springbank has 24-hour self-serve avgas and Jet A
• Parking for cars on your own lot. High River doesn't allow off-property parking
• Condo bylaws and reserve fund, if it's a condo bay
• Current tenants. Several hangars sell with a tenant in place, which helps if you're buying as an investor