Empire Aerospace
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Area Information
Empire Airlines and Empire Aerospace are headquartered in scenic north Idaho just north of Coeur d'Alene, a popular winter and summer tourist destination located on spectacular Lake Coeur d'Alene. The city boasts a myriad of recreational opportunities including an amazing 120-acre natural park next to a five-star resort. Within 50 miles you can golf, ski, fly fish, camp, hike, shop, parasail, kayak, bike, ride horses, attend sporting events, go to the theater, or just relax and enjoy the glorious scenery.
Schweitzer Mountain Resort

For those visiting Empire in the Coeur d' Alene area, we have corporate accounts set up with several of the area hotels. Please click on the links to their websites, and feel free to call Carol McCurdie (208) 292-3816, or e-mail with any questions you may have in regards to these hotels or car rentals.

Comfort Inn
(208) 664-1649
Coeur d'Alene Resort
(208) 765-4000
Ameritel Inn
(208) 665-9000
(800) 720-4207 or (208) 772-7900
The links below give you a glimpse of our enchanting setting and wonderful recreation opportunities.

The Coeur d'Alene Airport website features aerial shots of the area while the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce lists Events and an extensive list of Visitor Information and Attractions/Activities.

The Coeur d'Alene Resort draws tourists and locals for vacations, conferences and holiday events. The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course has been rated among the best American resort courses in golfing magazines, and is the home of the world's only floating green.

Golfers who visit the northern Idaho and eastern Washington area have a wide choice of golf courses. NW GolfMaps provides maps, descriptions and links to area golf courses.

Travel eight miles east to the Rider Ranch for horseback riding or a good old-fashioned hayride. The young at heart appreciate Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park and Wild Waters.

River Odysseys West offers river rafting for adventurers of all ages.

Many downhill ski resorts in the area also offer cross country skiing in the winter and mountain biking, concerts and lift rides in the summer. Schweitzer Mountain Resort is located 55 miles north near Sandpoint, ID. Silver Mountain is 35 miles east near Kellogg, ID. Mount Spokane is 46 miles northwest in Washington state. Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area, 60 miles east, usually has the first snow.

Wallace and Kellogg in the Silver Valley showcase mining and its history.

The North Idaho Centennial Trail (used by bicyclists, walkers, and rollerbladers) leads you beside the lake, through Coeur d'Aene and Post Falls and alongside the Spokane River before connecting to the Spokane Centennial Trail.

Travel a bit further to bike the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes or the Route of the Hiawatha.

These are just a few of the attractions of the area.  Spokane, Washington 32 miles west has its own attractions.
 
Spokane International Airport is an easy commute from Coeur d'Alene and Hayden, Idaho.