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Introduction ...
Below are places that are close (or relative) to Garden Creek.
This page contains five sections:
Around Garden Creek ...
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The following is a sample of neighboring communities: Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you drove it.<1>
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Airports Near Garden Creek ...
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Garden Creek.
| Airport Name (IATA/ICAO Code)<2> | NFDC<3>
Report | Direction | Distance |
| Fort Smith Airport(YSM/CYSM) [Map] | CYSM | NE | 112 miles [180.2 km] |
| High Level Airport(YOJ/CYOJ) [Map] | CYOJ | W | 117 miles [188.3 km] |
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would be a better fit to our travel plans.<4> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and where they are relatively close to Garden Creek.
Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from Garden Creek. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service
| Airport Name (IATA/ICAO Code) | NFDC
Report | Direction | Distance |
| Fort Smith Airport(YSM/CYSM) [Map] | CYSM | NE | 112 miles [180.2 km] |
| High Level Airport(YOJ/CYOJ) [Map] | CYOJ | W | 117 miles [188.3 km] |
Additional Airport Information
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Garden Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Province of Alberta: www.alberta.ca/
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance that begins in Garden Creek. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden Creek) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Garden Creek. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Garden Creek
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Garden Creek. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 58.7134, Longitude: -113.8927 [Map].- Return to Citation |
| <2> | The IATA and ICAO are organizations that, amongst other functions, provide identifying codes for airports. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is an airline trade organization. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an agency of the United Nations. Although the codes are similar, be careful not to confuse them. - Return to Citation |
| <3> | On an airport-by-airport basis, an NFDC report typically includes a description of airport operations, contacts, the runway(s), and radio, navigation & weather frequencies. The National Flight Data Center (NFDC) is operated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the purpose of collecting, validating and disseminating information about airports. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Garden Creek), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. - Return to Citation |
For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Garden Creek.
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