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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.
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Fort Simpson Airport |
- IATA: YFS
- ICAO: CYFS
- WMO: 71946
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| Summary |
| 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 |
| Map |
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Location in the Northwest Territories
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| >Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
14/32 |
6,000 |
1,829 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2010) |
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada. |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Tindi |
Yellowknife |
| First Air |
Yellowknife |
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.
There were two crews on board at that time. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was written off.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Canada
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| ICAO ID |
CYFS
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| Latitude |
61.760153
61° 45' 36.55" N
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| Longitude |
-121.236525
121° 14' 11.49" W
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| Elevation |
555 feet
169 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
023° E (07/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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| FT SIMPSON RDO |
122.2
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| YELLOWKNIFE RDO |
126.7
296.6
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| EDMONTON CNTR |
135.4
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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 13/31 |
6000 x 150 feet
1829 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
051FDXT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
YFS |
FORT SIMPSON |
126X |
117.9 |
2.0 NM |
091.2
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| NDB |
FS |
FORT SIMPSON |
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375 |
1.7 NM |
132.3
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet B, Wide cut turbine fuel, Without icing inhibitor.
100/130 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN)
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