CYSM / YSM — Fort Smith Airport

VFR

Medium Regional Airport • Fort Smith, NT, Canada

Elevation: 671 ft (205 m) • 60.0203, -111.9620

Fort Smith Airport (CYSM / YSM) is a medium regional airport serving Fort Smith, NT, Canada, situated at an elevation of 671 ft (205 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 14.0° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 6,000 feet.

Aviation Visualizations

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFRFlight CategoryVis >5SM, Ceiling >3000ft

WIND COMPASS

NESW5ktMagVar +14.0

CLOUD PROFILE

SFC3k6k9k12k15k18k21k24k27kFew 14000ftOvercast 26000ftCloud Profile

Current METAR

METAR CYSM 172000Z 29005KT 15SM FEW140 OVC260 12/02 A2930 RMK AC1CI8 AC TR SLP933 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
Category:
VFR
Wind:
290° at 5 knots
Visibility:
15SM
Temp/Dew:
12°C / 2°C
Altimeter:
29.30 inHg
No TAF available for CYSM.

Runways

Designator Length Width Surface Heading
03 1,800 ft 100 ft Composite 41°
12 6,000 ft 100 ft Asphalt 131°
21 1,800 ft 100 ft Composite 221°
30 6,000 ft 100 ft Asphalt 311°

Nearby Airports

CYPY
Fort Chipewyan Airport
Fort Chipewyan • 147 km
CYFR
Fort Resolution Airport
Fort Resolution • 160 km
CYBE
Uranium City Airport
Uranium City • 201 km
CYHY
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport
Hay River • 229 km
CYLK
Lutselk'e Airport
Lutselk'e • 275 km
CYZF
Yellowknife International Airport
Yellowknife • 302 km

Official Aviation Resources

Nav Canada
Flight planning & NOTAMs
Nav Canada FPL
File a flight plan online
Aviation Weather Center
Forecasts & PIREPs
OurAirports
Charts, frequencies & data

Understanding Aviation Weather

METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.

TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.

Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM   MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM   IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM   LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM

Get live interactive weather for CYSM

Open Live App →
Disclaimer: Weather data is sourced from official aviation weather services and may be delayed. Always verify conditions through official channels before flight. For informational purposes only.