Fort Simpson Airport

CYFS · Canada

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About Fort Simpson Airport

ICAO CYFS
IATA YFS
FIR Edmonton FIR
Country Canada
Runways 13/31
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 61.7602, -121.237   614537N 1211413W
Coordinates (Center) 61.7603, -121.237   614537N 1211413W
Variation 18.4° E (2024)
Timezone Yellowknife (-6 h)
Local time May 9, 2024 02:59

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
13 156° 137° 6,001 ft 151 ft Asphalt 61.7528 -121.2300
31 336° 317° 61.7678 -121.244

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Fort Simpson Airport

This field is located in Canada. The airport is located at latitude 61.76030 and longitude -121.23700. The airport has one runway: 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is CYFS. The airport's IATA code is YFS. Nearby other airfields are Fort Simpson, Fort Simpson Island Airport, Jean Marie River Airport, Lindberg Landing , N. W. T. and Nahanni Butte Airport.

Fort Simpson Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Edmonton.

Fort Simpson Airport is in the timezone of America/Yellowknife. Difference with UTC is -6 h. Today the sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 22:36. This applies to Fort Simpson Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Fort Simpson CZFS 0.4 NM 015°
Fort Simpson CXFS 0.6 NM 170°
Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) Heliport CFD8 5.2 NM 331°
Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 1) Heliport CFS2 5.3 NM 331°
Fort Simpson Island Seaplane Base CEZ7 7.4 NM 331°
Fort Simpson Island Airport CET4 7.4 NM 329°
Jean Marie River Airport CET9 23 NM 129°
Jean Marier CXJM 28 NM 152°
Lindberg Landing , N. W. T. CXLL 60 NM 230°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Fort Simpson FS NDB 1.7 NM 336°
Fort Simpson YFS VOR-DME 1.9 NM 294°
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