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Fort Chipewyan Airport

Fort Chipewyan, Canada

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CYPY

Elevation

761 ft

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The Essence of Fort Chipewyan Airport

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Location

Fort Chipewyan · AB · Canada

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

58.767°, -111.117° · 761 ft elev.

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Remote gateway serving Canada's oldest northern Alberta community.

Location

Fort Chipewyan, Canada

Fort Chipewyan Airport (IATA: YPY, ICAO: CYPY) is a small regional airport serving Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada. Located on the western shore of Lake Athabasca, it is a critical lifeline for one of Canada's oldest continuously inhabited settlements, which has no road access to the provincial highway network. The airport handles scheduled passenger service and cargo flights, and is especially vital during seasons when ice road travel is unavailable. It supports the community's medical, supply, and emergency needs year-round. The facility is owned and operated under federal and provincial arrangements typical of remote northern airports, featuring a paved runway capable of handling small to medium regional aircraft.

Terminals

The airport has a small, single terminal building suited to low-volume regional passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport is limited to local vehicles, taxis, and community shuttles, as no road connection exists to the broader provincial highway system.

Airlines here

Northern Air Charter and similar regional carriers have provided scheduled and charter service connecting Fort Chipewyan to Fort McMurray and other northern Alberta communities.

Notable facts

›Fort Chipewyan is one of Canada's oldest European settlements, founded in 1788, and the airport is its primary year-round access point.
›The community has no permanent road connection to the Alberta highway network, making the airport essential for residents.
›An ice road across Lake Athabasca provides seasonal vehicle access in winter, supplementing air service.
›The airport serves as a critical medevac and emergency services hub for the surrounding Wood Buffalo region.
›Fort Chipewyan is located within the Wood Buffalo National Park region, the world's second-largest national park.

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Airlines serving this airport

Northwestern Air

Routes

YPY → YMMJ3 · J31

YPY → YSMJ3 · J31

Aircraft operating here

British Aerospace Jetstream 312 routes

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