# Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY)

> Fort Chipewyan, CA · IATA: YPY · ICAO: CYPY · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YPY` |
| ICAO | `CYPY` |
| City | Fort Chipewyan |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 232 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 58.76720, -111.11700 |

## Description

Reachable by air year-round, by winter road for only a few cold months and by river barge in summer, Fort Chipewyan depends on YPY (ICAO: CYPY) as a genuine resupply link rather than a scheduled hub. McMurray Aviation flies the Fort McMurray run while Air Tindi connects Edmonton, Fort Smith and Yellowknife, carrying passengers alongside freight, mail and medevac flights for this isolated community on Lake Athabasca — among the oldest European settlements in Alberta, founded in 1788. The airport is owned by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. When the ice road closes and the river is not yet open, it becomes the lifeline for food, building materials and medical supplies. Forwarders consolidate shipments in Fort McMurray (YMM), with Edmonton (YEG) as the wider air-cargo gateway feeding the route north. There is no freight terminal, no freighter operation and no customs post: this is community provisioning, not commercial cargo handling.

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