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Travel by Air

From the south, Fort Liard is most often accessed through Fort Nelson, BC. Central Mountain Air offers regularly scheduled flights to Fort Nelson from Edmonton, AB, Grande Prairie, AB, and Fort St. John, BC. From Simpson, travelers can charter flights into Fort Liard with Wolverine Air or Viller's Air, or can rent a vehicle or take a regularly scheduled taxi into town. See the Economy page for local transporation services.

From the north, Fort Liard is most often accessed through Fort Simpson, NT. Air Tindi and First Air offer regularly scheduled flights from Yellowknife, NT. From Fort Simpson, travelers can charter flights into Fort Liard with, Simpson Air, South Nahanni Airways or Wolverine Air, or can take a regularly scheduled taxi into town. See the Economy page for local transportation services.

If you are flying your own plane, Fort Liard has an all weather gravel runway and CARS (Community Airport Radio Station) radio operations. Radio operations are from 8 am - 4 pm, Monday to Friday. For flight information, consult the Canadian Flight Supplement. The airport code for Fort Liard is CYJF. Contact the Liard Fuel Centre regarding the purchase of jet fuel or 100LL.


Charter Plane waiting to take off - Photo by Vincent Bertrand


View of the Liard River from a Wolverine Air Charter Plane - Photo by Christine Boyde

This picture was taken just after the plane took-off from Fort Liard. (Spring 2002)

View of Pointed Mountain from over Fort Liard

Click here to view the Fort Liard Photo Album.

This page maintained by Christine Boyde
Last Updated March 8, 2011

Hamlet of Fort Liard
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Fort Liard, NT
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