CYFS · YFS
Fort Simpson Airport
Fort Simpson Airport (CYFS / YFS) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The field lies at 555 ft (169 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 6,000 ft (1,829 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Fort Simpson Island Airport (CET4), 7 nm NNW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from YFS in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 555 ft (169 m)
- Coordinates
- 61.7602, -121.2370
- Serving
- Fort Simpson
- Region
- Northwest Territories
- Time zone
- America/Yellowknife
Runways1 · longest 6,000 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,000 ft1,829 m | 150 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- YYEFort Nelson Airport · 180 nm SSW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 2
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.