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Fort Chipewyan Airport
CYPY / YPYFort Chipewyan, CanadaELEV 761 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Smith Airport (YSM).
Overview
Fort Chipewyan Airport (CYPY / YPY) sits in Fort Chipewyan, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 761 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YPY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fort Smith Airport (YSM, 80 nm), Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM, 127 nm), and Fort Resolution Airport (YFR, 164 nm).
Charter pricing from YPY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Fort Chipewyan.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPY
IATA
YPY
FAA / Local
CYPY
Elevation
761 ft
Coordinates
58.7672° N · 111.1170° 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 761 ft, YPY sits lower than 52% 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.
- 80nmYSMFort Smith AirportFort Smith
- 127nmYMMFort McMurray International AirportFort McMurray
- 164nmYFRFort Resolution AirportFort Resolution
- 166nmYSFStony Rapids AirportStony Rapids
- 188nmYHYHay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River
- 189nmYOJHigh Level AirportHigh Level
Location
Open the full mapCYPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport · Fort Chipewyan, Canada