FS2004 – Scenery Fort Simpson Island (CET4) in NT Canada. Fort Simpson Island is the fifth in a series of airfields along the Mackenzie River. It is at 405 feet asl and on the west bank of the the Mackenzie, around 110 miles south of Wrigley at the junction of the Mackenzie and the Liard rivers. The town of Fort Simpson is, as the airport name suggests, on an island, and has a population of 1250 or so folks. The airport is right next to the town, and has 3000 feet of gravel runway, though as there is in theory a displaced threshold of 1000 feet at each end this is effectively only 2000 feet for landing. There is no fuel available (except in drums) or lights, or even signage; there are cones to mark the (winter) runway width when snow obliterates all other markings. The Ultimate Terrain route for the Mackenzie Highway has been modified so that it remains on the west side of the river and does not wander randomly from one side to the other north of Fort Simpson. By Roger Wensley.
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