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Introduction ...
Below are places that are close (or relative) to Grande Cache.
This page contains four sections:
Around Grande Cache ...
Grande Cache is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.
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Airports Near Grande Cache ...
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Grande Cache.
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 Grande Cache.
Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from Grande Cache. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
Large Airports
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service
General Aviation Airports
| Airport Name (IATA/ICAO Code) | NFDC
Report | Direction | Distance |
| Grande Cache Airport(IATA:YGC) [Map] | CEQ5 | ENE | 10 miles [16.1 km] |
| McBride Airport [Map] | CAV4 | SW | 57 miles [91.7 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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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 |
| <2> | 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 |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance starting in Grande Cache. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grande Cache) 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 Grande Cache. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Grande Cache
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grande Cache. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 53.8841, Longitude: -119.1318 [Map].- Return to Citation |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Grande Cache), 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 |
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