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Fort Severn Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−05:00)

15/33
  
3,518

Code
  
YER

Province
  
Ontario

Operator
  
Government of Ontario

Elevation AMSL
  
52 ft / 16 m

Address
  
Fort Severn, ON, Canada

Elevation
  
16 m

Fort Severn Airport

Location
  
Fort Severn First Nation

Fort Severn Airport, (IATA: YER, ICAO: CYER), is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario, Canada. It is served by Wasaya Airways with connections to Sioux Lookout and Big Trout Lake.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 25 September 1975, Douglas C-47A CF-AII of Ilford-Riverton Airways crashed short of the runway, killing all three people on board. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight.

    • References

    Fort Severn Airport Wikipedia
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