# Fort Liard Airport (YJF)

> Fort Liard, CA · IATA: YJF · ICAO: CYJF · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YJF` |
| ICAO | `CYJF` |
| City | Fort Liard |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 216 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 60.23580, -123.46900 |

## Description

An all-weather road — the Liard Highway linking to the Alaska Highway — gives Fort Liard a year-round overland connection most northern communities lack, so YJF (ICAO: CYJF) leans on charter, resupply and medevac rather than scheduled cargo. The small Dene community sits on the Liard River in the southwestern Northwest Territories, near the British Columbia border, and the airfield is run by the territorial transport department. Its gravel runway, maintained as a compacted snow-and-gravel surface in winter, limits traffic to turboprops and light charter aircraft. There is no freight terminal, no scheduled cargo service and no customs post on site. Forwarders consolidate air freight at Fort Nelson (YYE), some 200 road kilometres south, or at Yellowknife (YZF), with time-critical shipments realistically trucked from Edmonton (YEG). Known for its mild microclimate, Fort Liard is sometimes called the "Garden of the Northwest Territories".

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