AviatDataNorthern Rockies Regional Airport (Fort Nelson Airport) YYE / CYYE
Fort Nelson, British Columbia · Canada · Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
24kpax · 2010
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYYE / YYE
OperatorNorthern Rockies Regional Municipality
Coordinates58.8364°N, 122.5970°W
Elevation1,253 ft · 382 m
Time zoneMT (UTC-7, no DST observed year-round)
Passengers / yr24,000 (2010)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYYE — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled aerodrome (ATF/MF 122.5, no ATC tower); airport administration Mon-Fri 08:30-16:30 local, closed statutory holidays; no operating curfew; winter operations outside admin hours require 2 hrs PPR (prior notice), additional charges may apply.
TerminalsSingle terminal building (renovated/expanded 2008) with passenger lobby, boardroom, workstations, Wi-Fi and vending machines; non-secure facility with no CATSA passenger screening on-site, so connecting passengers clear security at their transfer airport.
Runways (2)
- 04/22 · 1,951 m / 6,400 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt · ILS CAT I (RWY 04); ODALS/PAPI (RWY 22)
- 08/26 · 1,240 m / 4,068 ft · 23 m wide · Asphalt
Built in 1941 on the WWII Northwest Staging Route (a lend-lease ferry corridor to the Soviet Union) and now operated by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality; Central Mountain Air provides the sole scheduled service, to Prince George, and unlike most of British Columbia, Fort Nelson observes fixed Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7) year-round with no seasonal clock change.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Sky North Aviation Fuels (Qwest Helicopters)
Listed as FBO/Handler with pilot and aircraft services in third-party FBO directories (FlightAware, RocketRoute); scope of handling for transient/commercial traffic beyond fueling is unconfirmed.
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Executive Aviation
Independently owned ground-handling company operating at 20 Canadian airports; its own ground-handling service page names Fort Nelson among locations served, and it is separately listed as an on-field tenant on the official Northern Rockies Regional Airport tenants page.
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Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Sky North Aviation Fuels (Qwest Helicopters)
On-field FBO at #9 Astar Rd, Fort Nelson Airport, selling Jet A and 100LL avgas; the airport's official tenants page lists it jointly as "Sky North Aviation / Qwest Helicopters" under Fixed Base Operator / Fuel Service, and it is independently listed as the CYYE fuel FBO by FlightAware and AC-U-KWIK. · Mon-Fri 07:00-16:00 (per FlightAware); confirm via CFS/NOTAM
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Executive Aviation
Grouped under "Fixed Base Operator / Fuel Service" alongside Sky North Aviation on the airport's official tenants page, but Executive Aviation's own site does not independently confirm it operates a fuel truck at Fort Nelson (fuel there is more directly tied to Sky North Aviation / Qwest Helicopters).
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
On request · 2 providers
Sky North Aviation Fuels (Qwest Helicopters)
Co-listed on the official airport tenants page with Qwest Helicopters, which bases its helicopter charter fleet and in-house Aircraft Maintenance Engineers at Fort Nelson; availability of that maintenance capability to third-party/transient operators is unconfirmed.
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Villers Air Service Ltd.
Fort Nelson-based charter operator (business, remote and medevac charters) that is also a fully licensed AMO offering avionics, structures and instrument maintenance with dedicated hangar facilities on-field; named as the sole Aircraft Maintenance tenant on the official Northern Rockies Regional Airport tenants page. Availability to third-party/transient aircraft is not explicitly stated. · Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00; Sat-Sun on-call
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
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
Not listed
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed