Fort Simpson Airport
Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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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.
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationFort Simpson, Northwest Territories
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 | ||||||||||
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  CYS Location in the Northwest Territories  CYS CYS (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] | |||||||||||
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.