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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 Cortez Island.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Cortez Island. 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 Cortez Island.
Large Airports ...
- Vancouver Intl. (YVR/CYVR)
(100 miles [160.9 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria Intl. (YYJ/CYYJ)
(120 miles [193.1 km] to the southeast)
- King County Intl. (BFI/KBFI)
(213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seattle - Tacoma Intl. (SEA/KSEA)
(217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Campbell River Airport (YBL/CYBL)
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west southwest)
- Comox Airport (YQQ/CYQQ)
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powell River Airport (YPW/CYPW)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
General Aviation Airports ...
- Cortes Island Airport (FAA ID: CCI9)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- GPS Coordinates: 50.023056, -124.984444<9>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Cortes Island Airport
- Courtenay Airpark (IATA: YCA)
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code: IATA: YCA
- GPS Coordinates: 49.679444, -124.981667<10>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Courtenay Airpark
- Texada / Gillies Bay Airport (YGB/CYGB)
(33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Cortez Island), 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. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Vancouver International Airport:
Decimal: 49.19472, -123.183889
DDMMSS: 49° 11' 40", -123° 11' 2" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Victoria International Airport:
Decimal: 48.64722, -123.425833
DDMMSS: 48° 38' 49", -123° 25' 32" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for King County International Airport:
Decimal: 47.53000, -122.301972
DDMMSS: 47° 31' 48", -122° 18' 7" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Seattle - Tacoma International Airport:
Decimal: 47.44988, -122.311778
DDMMSS: 47° 26' 59", -122° 18' 42" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Campbell River Airport:
Decimal: 49.95055, -125.270833
DDMMSS: 49° 57' 1", -125° 16' 14" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Comox Airport:
Decimal: 49.71083, -124.886667
DDMMSS: 49° 42' 38", -124° 53' 12" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Powell River Airport:
Decimal: 49.83416, -124.500278
DDMMSS: 49° 50' 2", -124° 30' 1" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Cortes Island Airport:
Decimal: 50.02305, -124.984444
DDMMSS: 50° 1' 22", -124° 59' 3" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Courtenay Airpark:
Decimal: 49.67944, -124.981667
DDMMSS: 49° 40' 45", -124° 58' 54" |
| <11> | GPS Coordinates for Texada / Gillies Bay Airport:
Decimal: 49.69416, -124.517778
DDMMSS: 49° 41' 38", -124° 31' 4" |
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