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Fort Simpson airport (Canada)
Fort Simpson airport is located near Fort Simpson, with Naylors Landing at 7mi↑, Fort Simpson at 8mi↑, Berens Landing at 11mi↑, Brownings Landing at 57mi↑, Netla at 88mi↑, Trout Lake at 92mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Fort Simpson airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYFS
- IATA code : YFS
- Local code : -
Elevation : 169 m = 554ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 14/32 : 1829m = 6001ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Fort Simpson airport
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Aviation weather for Fort Simpson airport CYFS YFS
METAR for Fort Simpson airport CYFS YFS
CYFS 250500Z 32003KT 310V030 1 3/4SM FU FEW072 BKN099 13/11 A2974 RMK FU2AC1AC4 SLP077
Decoded METAR for Fort Simpson airport CYFS YFS
METAR issued by CYFS on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 05:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 32 hours and -1432 minutes ago.
visibility is 3km = 2sm.
The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 11°C = 52°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 320°.
Clouds : few clouds at 7200ft = 2190m. broken at 9900ft = 3020m.
smoke
Remarks : smoke 2AC1AC4 Sea Level Pressure SLP=077
TAF for Fort Simpson airport CYFS YFS
CYFS 250540Z 2506/2518 VRB03KT 1 3/4SM FU BKN020 OVC060 TEMPO 2506/2510 6SM FU SCT020 BKN060 FM251000 VRB03KT 2 1/2SM FU FEW020 BKN060 TEMPO 2510/2518 6SM FU RMK NXT FCST BY 251200Z
Decoded TAF for Fort Simpson airport CYFS YFS
TAF issued by CYFS on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 05:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 7 hours and 28 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
2506/2518 VRB03KT 1 3/4SM FU BKN020 OVC060
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
smoke
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 6000ft = 1830m
temporarily from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2506/2510 6SM FU SCT020 BKN060
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
smoke
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM251000 VRB03KT 2 1/2SM FU FEW020 BKN060
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 4km = 3sm.
smoke
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m broken at 6000ft = 1830m
temporarily from Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Wednesday, June 25, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2510/2518 6SM FU
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
smoke
NOTAM for Fort Simpson airport
Around Fort Simpson airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Naylors Landing
- MoMA (New York) at 2423mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2431mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4184mi↑
- Paris at 4186mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4186mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4309mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4310mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4311mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4325mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4325mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4328mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 4329mi↑
- for Fort Simpson airport at 0mi↑
- for Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) airport at 6mi↑
- for Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 1) airport at 6mi↑
nearest airports to Fort Simpson airport (Canada)
- Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) heliport ( CFD8) at 6mi↑
- Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 1) heliport ( CFS2) at 6mi↑
- Fort Simpson Island airport ( CET4) at 8mi↑
- Fort Simpson Island seaplane base ( CEZ7) at 9mi↑
- Jean Marie River airport ( CET9) at 26mi↑
- Nahanni Butte seaplane base ( CET8) at 86mi↑
- Nahanni Butte airport ( CBD6) at 87mi↑
- Trout Lake airport ( CEU9) at 91mi↑
- Trout Lake seaplane base ( CEG9) at 92mi↑
- Mount Flett airport ( CA-0247) at 109mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap