Fort Nelson Airport

CYYE · British Columbia, Canada

About Fort Nelson Airport

ICAO CYYE
IATA YYE
FIR Edmonton FIR
Region British Columbia
Country Canada
Runways 8/26
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 58.8364, -122.597   585011N 1223549W
Coordinates (Center) 58.83682, -122.59531   585013N 1223543W
Variation 18.0° E (2024)
Timezone Fort_Nelson (-7 h)
Local time May 8, 2024 14:20

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
4 056° 038° 6,401 ft 200 ft Asphalt 58.8412 -122.5882
22 236° 218° 58.8316 -122.6165
8 102° 084° Unknown 58.8361 -122.5777
26 282° 264° 58.8384 -122.5989

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 Nelson Airport

Fort Nelson Airport is a midsized airport in British Columbia, Canada. The airport is located at latitude 58.83682 and longitude -122.59531. The airport has 2 runways: 4/22 and 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is CYYE. The airport's IATA code is YYE. Nearby other airfields are Gordon Field, Mile 422 (Alaska Highway) Airport, Fort Liard Airport, La Biche River Airport and Pointed Mountain Airport.

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

Fort Nelson Airport is in the timezone of America/Fort_Nelson. Difference with UTC is -7 h. Today the sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:19. This applies to Fort Nelson Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -7 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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References

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Fort Nelson (Mile 301) Heliport CA-0887 4.6 NM 245°
Fort Nelson (Guardian) Heliport CFN8 5.8 NM 209°
Gordon Field CBL3 6.1 NM 262°
Fort Nelson (Parker Lake) Seaplane Base CER9 9.5 NM 265°
Tetsa River CWTH 52 NM 258°
La Biche River Airport CFP6 89 NM 330°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Fort Nelson YE NDB 4.7 NM 238°
Fort Nelson YYE VOR-DME 13 NM 284°
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