Transportation

The Region's location at the crossroads of major air, rail and ground transportation routes offer a range of choices for shipping goods and purchasing supplies.

Roads
The Queen Elizabeth II Highway runs north and south through the centre of Red Deer County and connects local businesses to suppliers and markets on the Canamex Corridor, a 2,736 kms (1700 mile) highway system that links Canada, the US and Mexico. This corridor also connects to many of Alberta's east/west thoroughfares including Highways 1 and David Thompson Highway 11 and Highway 12 and 9 running eastbound to Saskatchewan.

Transit
New to 2010 is public transit and action bus services to Red Deer County's hamlet of Springbrook and Gasoline Alley from the City of Red Deer's largest shopping centre, Bower Place.

Rail
Trunk lines servicing Canada's two major railways, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway, travel through the Region, and connect it to all points of the compass. Intermodal services located in Calgary and Edmonton combine the flexibility of local truck pick-up and delivery services with train car delivery.

Air
Edmonton International Airport is located 120 kms (75 miles) north of Red Deer, and Calgary International Airport is 140 kms (87 miles) to the south. Both airports offer daily flights to all major Canadian and United States destinations with connections to Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Red Deer Regional Airport is 12 km (7.5 miles) southwest of the City of Red Deer now has regularly scheduled passenger flights in Western Canada, in addition to commercial charter flights, recreational use and training. A significant portion of its property is available for aviation related development.

The Red Deer Regional Airport reported that 170 passengers flew out of the airport in January 2010, compared to only 90 a year earlier. This year, the airport is applying for $6 million in capital improvements including runway paving, lighting upgrades and an addition to the maintenance building. In 2009, $750,000 in funding was provided for a new plow truck, sweeper and snow blower.