Fort Simpson Island Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Airports North Ltd. | ||||||||||
Operator | Airports North Ltd. | ||||||||||
Location | Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 405 ft / 123 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°52′00″N121°21′58″W / 61.86667°N 121.36611°W Coordinates: 61°52′00″N121°21′58″W / 61.86667°N 121.36611°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
Fort Simpson Island Airport( TC LID : CET4) is located adjacent to Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency.
Fort Simpson is a village, the only one in the entire territory, in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located on an island at the confluence of the Mackenzie and Liard rivers. It is approximately 500 km (310 mi) west of Yellowknife. Both rivers were traditionally trade routes for the Hudson's Bay Company and the native Dené people of the area.
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