AviatDataFort Severn Airport YER / CYER
Fort Severn First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
0pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYER / YER
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates56.0189°N, 87.6761°W
Elevation51 ft · 16 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYER — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursMTO aerodrome operator staffed 1300-2200Z Mon-Fri, except holidays (approx. 0700-1600 CST / 0800-1700 CDT); unattended outside those hours. No control tower — CTAF 122.8 (5 NM / 3,100 ft ASL); AWOS 124.55. Runway condition reports (esp. spring breakup/freeze-up) via airport foreperson.
TerminalsSmall MTO-operated terminal/waiting building serving the fly-in community; no scheduled ground handling or FBO; runway ID lights, strobes and APAPI both ends but unlighted for full night ops and no ILS.
Runways (1)
- 15/33 · 1,073 m / 3,519 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Fort Severn First Nation (Washaho Cree Nation) is Ontario's northernmost community, on the Hudson Bay coast; the gravel-strip airport is fly-in-only (no road access) and is the community's sole year-round lifeline for passengers, mail and freight. Scheduled service is via Wasaya Airways to Sioux Lookout (with connections onward); no 100LL or Jet A-1 sold on-field, though the band office may arrange barrel fuel by prior arrangement.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways is the scheduled carrier serving Fort Severn (YER) and self-handles its own passenger and ramp operations at this remote fly-in station via a locally-based "Northern Agent" role, consistent with the self-handling model Wasaya documents for other remote First Nation communities it serves (e.g. Kasabonika, Bearskin Lake); no independent third-party ground handler is confirmed present at this airport.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya self-handles freight/cargo check-in and delivery at Fort Severn as part of its scheduled freight network to Northwestern Ontario First Nation communities, via the same locally-based "Northern Agent" role that meets aircraft and unloads cargo; no independent third-party cargo handler is confirmed at this station.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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