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Transportation • Utilities • Government • Taxation • Quality
of Life |
Transportation
DISTANCE
TO MAJOR CENTERS
| |
Kilometers |
Miles |
Calgary,
AB
Kelowna, BC
Spokane, WA
Vancouver, BC |
726
203
205
522 |
451
126
127
324 |
HIGHWAY
ROUTES & TRUCKING
Grand Forks is strategically located
on the Canada/US Border, with two border crossings; one
approximately 20 km/12.4 miles east and one 8 km/5 miles
west of Grand Forks. Grand Forks is close to major centres;
522 km/324 miles east of Vancouver, BC and 726 km/451
miles west of Calgary, Alberta, and 205 km/127 miles
from Spokane Washington. |
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CLOSEST
COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS
Castlegar Airport (94 km/58 miles from Grand
Forks)
Hub
Status:
Distance from the Community:
Hours
of Operation:
No. Of Runways:
Runway Lengths: |
Commercial
94 km/58 miles
n/a
1
1615m/5,300ft |
| Carriers
Serving Airport (names) |
|
Passenger:
Air Cargo:
Flight Information: |
Air
Canada Jazz
Not Available
Not available |
Spokane International Airport – Spokane, WA
Spokane International Airport is a 4,800 acre commercial service airport served
by ten airlines and three air cargo carriers. The airport processed 3.1 million
passengers and 57,000 U.S. air cargo tons in 2004. It is the second largest airport
in the State of Washington and recognized by the FAA as a small hub.
Website:
Hub Status:
Distance from Grand Forks:
Hours of Operation:
No. Of Runways:
Runway Lengths: |
www.spokaneairports.net
International
205 km / 127 miles
365 days/year, 24 hrs/day
2
11,900 ft (combined) / 3,627 m (combined) |
| Carriers
Serving Airport (names) |
| Passenger: |
10
Alaska
Airlines, America West Airlines, Big Sky Airlines,
Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air,
Northwest Airlines, Skywest Airlines, Southwest
Airlines, United/United Expr |
Air
Cargo:
|
3
DHL Express, Menlo Worldwide Forwarding, Federal
Express, United Parcel Service |
| No
of days closed due to Inclement Weather in the
Last 3 Years: 0 |
Kelowna
International Airport, Kelowna, BC
Website:
Hub Status:
Distance from Grand Forks:
Hours of Operation:
No. Of Runways:
Runway Lengths: |
www.kelownaairport.com
International
203 km / 126 miles
4:00 am - 11:30 pm
1
2225 m / 7,300 ft |
| Carriers
Serving Airport (names) |
| Passenger: |
Jazz
Air, Central Mountain Air, Horizon Air, Westjet,
Regional1 |
Air
Cargo:
|
Carson
Air
|
| Flight
Information |
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Total Weekly Non-Stops to All Cities:
Flights
to Largest Cities Served
Greater Vancouver
Greater Victoria
Calgary
Edmonton
Seattle |
224
Weekly
Nonstop Flights
84
7
70
35
28
|
Columbia
Gardens Airport, Trail, BC
Distance
from Grand Forks:
No of Runways:
Runway Lengths:
Full Instrument Landing Capabilities:
Hours of Operation:
|
106
km / 66 miles
1
2419 m / 7,936 ft
No
Daytime hours |
| No
of days Closed due to Inclement Weather in the Last 3 Years: 4 |
Source:
Invest BC Research, 2005
Grand Forks Airport
Distance
from Grand Forks:
No of Runways:
Runway Lengths:
Full Instrument Landing Capabilities:
Hours of Operation:
|
0.3
km
2: 1 Eastbound, 1 Westbound
4,300 ft / 1311 m
No
Daytime hours |
| No
of days Closed due to Inclement Weather in the Last 3 Years: n/a |
CLOSEST PORTS
Port of Vancouver
Distance
from Grand Forks:
Location
of Port:
Type of Port:
Channel
Depth:
Turning Basin:
Shallow Water Barging Facilities:
Deep Water Barging
Facilities:
General Cargo Facilities:
Containerized Facilities:
Storage Facilities:
Highways Serving Port:
Railways Serving Port: |
522
km / 324 miles
Vancouver
Ocean
Minimum 10 m / 33 ft
Unlimited
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
#1, #1A, #7A, #99, #17
CN Rail,
CP Rail, BC Rail, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad |
CUSTOM PORT OF ENTRY IN THE AREA
Grand
Forks Airport
Site
Location:
Type of Entry Point: |
Grand
Forks Airport
Airport (24/7 Customs Port) |
Castlegar
Airport Site Location:
Type of Entry Point: |
Castlegar
Airport
Airport |
Warehouses
-
Not Available |
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FREIGHT
The City of Grand Forks is served by a number of truck
lines, freight forwarders, provincial and inter-provincial.
Bannert
Transport
BC/Alberta Byers Transport
Black Flag Trucking Ltd.
Canadian Freightways
Clark Freightways
Danco Transport
Kel-West US/Can flatdeck
Overland Freight Lines
PRTI Transport
US/CA
Van-Kam Freightways
West Transfer 2002 |
877-856-0365 BC/Alberta
365-6626
250-442-5101
352-3925
354-2070
877-326-2677
800-665-8788
352-0572
800-663-8934
352-6664
352-7332 |
BUS
Greyhound Bus Lines serves Grand Forks with connections
to all major centres.
RAIL
Grand Forks Railway serves
the local saw mills as their link to the Burlington Northern
Rail line. No commercial freight movement.
OVERNIGHT
EXPRESS SERVICE AVAILABILITY
| |
Purolator |
DHL |
Priority
Post |
Greyhound |
| Latest
Pick Up Time |
4:00
pm, must call at least one hour in advance for
pickup |
4:30
pm, must call 2 – 3 hours in advance for
pickup |
No
pickup, must be in post office by 5:00 pm to
leave that day |
Pick
up/delivery between 8:30 am and 5:00 pm |
| Earliest
Delivery Time |
9:00
am express delivery available only in major centres
(not GF). Deliveries will be made usually between
9 am and 12 noon, but driver not required to
deliver until 4:00 pm |
Deliveries
between 12 – 4:30 pm |
No
delivery, items must be picked up at post office |
Pick
up/delivery dependent on arrival/departure of
scheduled buses. Eastbound buses arrive at 2:45
am, 5:00 pm, depart at 3:00 am, and 5:55 pm;
westbound buses arrive 10:15 am and 7:15 pm,
depart 10:45 am and 7:45 pm |
| Next
Day Guarantee |
No guaranteed
next day delivery; however, usually can deliver
to Vancouver, Okanagan, Nelson, by next day.
Out of province 2 – 3 days |
No guaranteed
next day delivery; however, overnight service
to most places within province, out of province
2 – 3 days |
Next
day delivery for locations in immediate area
i.e. Kelowna, Penticton, Vancouver, etc. Out
of province 2 – 3 days |
No
guaranteed next day delivery |
| Saturday
Delivery |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
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