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Fort Liard Airport

Fort Liard, Canada

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Elevation

708 ft

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Location

Fort Liard · NT · Canada

Position

60.236°, -123.469° · 708 ft elev.

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Remote gateway serving the Northwest Territories community of Fort Liard.

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Fort Liard, Canada

Fort Liard Airport is a small regional airport located in Fort Liard, a community in the Deh Cho region of Canada's Northwest Territories. It serves as an essential air link for this remote community, which has limited road access and relies heavily on air transportation for supplies, medical services, and passenger travel. The airport is designated with IATA code YJF and ICAO code CYJF, and it is operated under the jurisdiction of the Government of Northwest Territories. It primarily handles small aircraft and regional charter flights connecting Fort Liard to other communities and larger centers in the Northwest Territories.

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The airport has a minimal passenger facility typical of small remote community airports in northern Canada.

Getting to & from

Ground transport within Fort Liard is limited, with local road access available seasonally and the community also reachable via the Liard Highway.

Airlines here

The airport is served by small regional and charter carriers operating within the Northwest Territories, with no major scheduled airline maintaining a formal hub here.

Notable facts

›Fort Liard is one of the southernmost communities in the Northwest Territories.
›The airport plays a critical role in medevac and emergency services for the remote community.
›Fort Liard has a population of only a few hundred residents, making this one of Canada's smaller community airports.
›The surrounding region is known for its oil and gas resources, which have historically driven some air traffic.
›The Liard Highway (NWT Highway 7) provides a seasonal road alternative to the community.

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This is a list of airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.

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