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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 Laporte.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Laporte. 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 Laporte.

Large Airports ...

  • John G. Diefenbaker Intl.   (YXE/CYXE)
    (137 miles [220.5 km] to the east northeast)
  • Calgary Intl.   (YYC/CYYC)
    (195 miles [313.8 km] to the west)
  • Regina Intl.   (YQR/CYQR)
    (218 miles [350.8 km] to the east southeast)
  • Edmonton Internationl Airport   (YEG/CYEG)
    (224 miles [360.5 km] to the northwest)

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

  • Medicine Hat Airport   (YXH/CYXH)
    (98 miles [157.7 km] to the southwest)

General Aviation Airports ...

  • Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Muni.   (FAA ID: CJG2)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • GPS Coordinates: 51.218889, -109.392500<7>
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport
  • Leader Airport   (FAA ID: CJD5)
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • GPS Coordinates: 50.877222, -109.500556<8>
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Leader Airport
  • Kindersley Airport   (YKY/CYKY)
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north northeast)
  • Empress Airport   (ICAO: CYEA)
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Eston Airport   (FAA ID: CJR4)
    (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
    • GPS Coordinates: 51.144167, -108.762778<11>
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Eston Airport

Footnotes ...

<1>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Laporte), 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 Saskatoon / John G. Diefenbaker International Airport:
     Decimal: 52.17083, -106.699722
     DDMMSS: 52° 10' 14", -106° 41' 58"
<3>GPS Coordinates for Calgary International Airport:
     Decimal: 51.11388, -114.020278
     DDMMSS: 51° 6' 49", -114° 1' 13"
<4>GPS Coordinates for Regina International Airport:
     Decimal: 50.43222, -104.666111
     DDMMSS: 50° 25' 55", -104° 39' 57"
<5>GPS Coordinates for Edmonton Internationl Airport:
     Decimal: 53.30972, -113.579722
     DDMMSS: 53° 18' 34", -113° 34' 46"
<6>GPS Coordinates for Medicine Hat Airport:
     Decimal: 50.01888, -110.720833
     DDMMSS: 50° 1' 7", -110° 43' 14"
<7>&ddmmss(Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport:51.218889:-109.392500)&
<8>GPS Coordinates for Leader Airport:
     Decimal: 50.87722, -109.500556
     DDMMSS: 50° 52' 37", -109° 30' 2"
<9>GPS Coordinates for Kindersley Airport:
     Decimal: 51.51527, -109.180556
     DDMMSS: 51° 30' 54", -109° 10' 50"
<10>GPS Coordinates for Empress Airport:
     Decimal: 50.93333, -110.013056
     DDMMSS: 50° 55' 59", -110° 0' 47"
<11>GPS Coordinates for Eston Airport:
     Decimal: 51.14416, -108.762778
     DDMMSS: 51° 8' 38", -108° 45' 46"