Fort Chipewyan Airport

IATA YPYICAO CYPYMedium airport

Fort Chipewyan Airport is a medium airport near Fort Chipewyan in Alberta, Canada. It is listed as IATA YPY and ICAO CYPY. The airport is located at 58.7672° / -111.1170° at an elevation of 232 m (761 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,524 m. The nearest airport is Sweetgrass Landing Airport, 52 km (32 mi) away. The airport is served by scheduled flights.

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Map detail of Fort Chipewyan Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Fort Chipewyan Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
IATA code	`YPY`
ICAO code	`CYPY`
Identifier	`CYPY`
Type	Medium airport
City	Fort Chipewyan
Region	Alberta
Country	Canada
Coordinates	58.76720, -111.11700
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	58° 46′ 01.92″ N 111° 07′ 01.19″ W
Elevation	232 m (761 ft)
Scheduled service	yes

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