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Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

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 better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Golden Days.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Golden Days. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Golden Days.

Large Airports ...

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Rimbey Airport   (FAA ID: CFC7)
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south southwest)
  • Wetaskiwin Rgnl.   (FAA ID: CEX3)
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east southeast)
  • Ponoka Industrial Airport   (FAA ID: CEH3)
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Drayton Valley Airport   (FAA ID: CER3)
    (40 miles [64.4 km] to the west northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lacombe Airport   (FAA ID: CEG3)
      (41 miles [66 km] to the south southeast)
    • Edmonton City Centre Airport   (YXD/CYXD)
      (42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast)
    • Edmonton / Villeneuve Airport   (ZVL/CZVL)
      (43 miles [69.2 km] to the north)
    • Cooking Lake Airport   (FAA ID: CEZ3)
      (46 miles [74 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Golden Days), 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.