Fort Simpson Airport

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Time zone MST (UTC−07:00) 14/32 6,000 Address Fort Simpson, NT, Canada Elevation 169 m		Elevation AMSL 556 ft / 169 m 6,000 1,829 Code YFS Phone +1 867-695-2471

Operator Government of the Northwest Territories Location Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories Similar Village Of Fort Simpson, Manitoulin Transport, K & K Expediting Ltd, Simpson Air

Fort Simpson Airport (IATA: YFS, ICAO: CYFS) is located 7.4 nautical miles (13.7 km; 8.5 mi) east southeast of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Accidents and incidents

On 26 June 1994, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport. There were two crews on board at that time. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was written off.

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