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Fort Simpson Airport
CYFS / YFSFort Simpson, CanadaELEV 555 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
106 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wrigley Airport (YWY).
Overview
Fort Simpson Airport (CYFS / YFS) sits in Fort Simpson, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 555 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YFS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wrigley Airport (YWY, 106 nm), Fort Liard Airport (YJF, 112 nm), and Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY, 167 nm).
Trip costs from YFS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YFS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYFS
IATA
YFS
FAA / Local
CYFS
Elevation
555 ft
Coordinates
61.7602° N · 121.2370° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 555 ft, YFS sits lower than 62% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 106nmYWYWrigley AirportWrigley
- 112nmYJFFort Liard AirportFort Liard
- 167nmYHYHay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River
- 180nmYYEFort Nelson AirportFort Nelson
- 195nmYZFYellowknife International AirportYellowknife
- 204nmYOPRainbow Lake AirportRainbow Lake
Location
Open the full mapCYFS · Fort Simpson Airport · Fort Simpson, Canada