Fort Severn Airport

Fort Severn Airport, (IATA: YER, ICAO: CYER), is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario, Canada.

Fort Severn Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Ontario
LocationFort Severn First Nation
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL52 ft / 16 m
Coordinates56°01′08″N 087°40′34″W
Map
CYER
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,518 1,072 Gravel
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Wasaya Airways Big Trout Lake, Sioux Lookout

Accidents and incidents
  • On 25 September 1975, Douglas C-47A CF-AII of Ilford-Riverton Airways crashed short of the runway, killing all three people on board. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight.[3]

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.


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