Fort Simpson Airport
Fort Simpson Airport | |||||||||||
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Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
Location | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 556 ft / 169 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°45′37″N 121°14′12″W / 61.76028°N 121.23667°WCoordinates: 61°45′37″N 121°14′12″W / 61.76028°N 121.23667°W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() CYS Location in the Northwest Territories | |||||||||||
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Fort Simpson Airport (IATA: YFS, ICAO: CYFS) is located 7.4 nautical miles (13.7 km; 8.5 mi) east southeast of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Airlines and destinations[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Tindi | Yellowknife[4] |
Canadian North | Hay River, Yellowknife[5] |
Accidents and incidents[]
- On 26 June 1994, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport.[6] There were two crews on board at that time. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was written off.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ "Air Tindi Flight Schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-18. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ Full network schedule
- ^ "C-FROD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
External links[]
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Fort Simpson Airport from Nav Canada as available.
Categories:
- Certified airports in the Dehcho Region