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FS2004 Scenery--Fort Liard (CYJF) in NW Territories, Canada. Fort Liard is the seventh in a series of airfields that follow (approximately) the Mackenzie River. Fort Liard is at 708 feet asl and on the east bank of the the Liard River, around 130 miles south of Fort Simpson where the Liard and Mackenzie join, and about 25 miles from the borders with both British Columbia and the Yukon. The town has a population of about 560 folks. The airport is next to the town, and has almost 3000 feet of gravel runway. It may be from WW2 time; the cleared and grassed area is long enough for a runway of 6000 feet. There are no scheduled flights but North Cariboo Air have a base at the airport for charters that support survey teams etc. and are almost an on-demand-scheduled airline. Also there are Buffalo Airways DC3 and GA flights. There is a mandatory radio frequency but in this case the "tower" is set to "unmanned" so you will report position and intentions. There is fuel available but only by prior arrangement with North Cariboo. Right hand circuits for runway 20. By Roger Wensley. (See also LIARD_GRASS.ZIP)