Fort Simpson Airport

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METAR: SPECI CYFS 151546Z 35007KT 2SM -SN VV020 M20/M23 A2992 RMK SN8 VIS VRB 1 3/4 - 2 1/4 SLP155

TAF: TAF AMD CYFS 151415Z 1514/1524 33010KT 1 1/2SM -SN VV020 TEMPO 1514/1520 3SM -SN BKN030 PROB30 1514/1518 3/4SM -SN VV008 FM152000 32010KT P6SM -SN SCT020 BKN150 TEMPO 1520/1524 4SM -SN BKN020 RMK NXT FCST BY 151800Z

Reporting Station: CYFS (0.2 NM at True Heading of 93)
Visibility: 2SM
Flight Category: IFR
Altimeter: 1013.3
Temperature: -20 C (-4 F)
Dewpoint: -23 C (-9.4 F)

METAR: METAR CZFS 151500Z AUTO 34008KT M20/M23 RMK AO1 SOG 07 8015 SLP163 T12041229 50002

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: CZFS (0.2 NM at True Heading of 93)
Visibility: SM
Flight Category: N/A
Altimeter: N/A
Temperature: -20.4 C (-4.72 F)
Dewpoint: -22.9 C (-9.22 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 61-45-36.7218N (61.760201)
Longitude: 
 121-14-13.1982W (-121.237)
Elevation: 
 555 feet MSL (169 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 17.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1555 feet (474 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

FT SIMPSON RDO:  122.2
YELLOWKNIFE RDO:  126.7
EDMONTON CNTR:  135.4
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near YFS

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

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Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 14/32
Longest Runway: 14/32 is 6000 ft (1829 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

YFS Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32  6000 ft x 150 ft (1829 m x 46 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 14

Runway 32
Elevation: 
 544 550
Latitude: 
 61.76779937744 61.75279998779
Longitude: 
 -121.2440032958 -121.2300033569
Runway True Alignment: 
 156 336
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Elevation: 
 544 550

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