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Introduction ...
Below are places that are close (or relative) to Lac des Arcs.
This page contains six sections:
Around Lac des Arcs ...
The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Calgary. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the east of Lac des Arcs. Calgary has a population of 1,095,000 people.<1>
The next largest community is Cochrane.
It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the east of Lac des Arcs and has a population of 16,800 people.
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The following large communities are also in the area. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<2>
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Below is a sample of neighboring communities:
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See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a new section that have been added to our Genealogy Helper Page for Lac des Arcs.
We have a list of several cemeteries that are in the area around Lac des Arcs. Our list includes the location of each cemetery, with the ability to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
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Airports Near Lac des Arcs ...
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Lac des Arcs.
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.<5> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and where they are relatively close to Lac des Arcs.
Please keep in mind that these airports where chosen based on their air-distance from Lac des Arcs. 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 |
| Banff Airport(YBA/CYBA) [Map] | CYBA | WNW | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
| Springbank Airport (YBW/CYBW) [Map] | CYBW | E | 34 miles [54.7 km] |
| Sundre / Goodwins Farm Airport [Map] | CFZ5 | NNE | 51 miles [82.1 km] |
| Invermere Airport [Map] | CAA8 | SW | 52 miles [83.7 km] |
| Sundre Airport [Map] | CFN7 | NNE | 53 miles [85.3 km] |
| Fairmont Hot Springs Airport(YCZ/CYCZ) [Map] | CYCZ | SSW | 59 miles [95 km] |
| Carstairs - Bishell's Airport [Map] | CGB2 | NE | 59 miles [95 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 Lac des Arcs. 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> | Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use should be considered estimates. Our population values for Lac des Arcs were taken from various sources and although they can be traced back to Statistics Canada (StatCan), they should not be considered official. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance that begins in Lac des Arcs. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lac des Arcs) 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 Lac des Arcs. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Lac des Arcs
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lac des Arcs. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.0548, Longitude: -115.1544 [Map].- Return to Citation |
| <3> | 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 |
| <4> | 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 |
| <5> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Lac des Arcs), 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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