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- Barrhead Johnson Airport, located near the Town of Barrhead, is vital to the region and services government travel, medical evacuations, search and rescue operations, RCMP transfers, training, industry, agriculture and recreation, with an annual estimated 300 aircraft movements. It has a 3,500 foot runway, all weather facilities, a terminal with phone, water, fridge and stove, hangars and a keylock aviation fuel tank. It is also fitted with the Wide Area Augmentation System (GPS). This airport brings both economic and recreational benefits to our community.
- Barrhead is situated on a major provincial corridor at the junction of Highway 33 and Highway 18. Highway 33, named the Grizzly Trail, is the shortest route to the Peace Country.
- Local trucking firms serve the County of Barrhead in many capacities, from Agriculture to Business transport, oilfield and forestry, as well as goods to the north and west.
- The Klondike Ferry Crossing is a cabled Ferry crossing the Athabasca River. This is one of the most historical visits in our community, nearing the Klondike Trail. It is one of the last operating ferries in Alberta.