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°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] |
| First Air | 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
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ Air Tindi Flight Schedule
- ^ First Air interactive weather/route map
- ^ "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.
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