# 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 and by winter road only for a few cold months, Fort Chipewyan depends on YPY as a genuine resupply link rather than a scheduled hub. Turboprop operators such as McMurray Aviation carry passengers alongside freight, mail and medevac flights for this isolated community on Lake Athabasca — among the oldest European settlements in Alberta, founded in 1788. When the ice road closes, the airport 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. This is community provisioning, not commercial freight handling.

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