Akulivik Airport (CYKO), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Akulivik Airport (CYKO) serves the community of Akulivik in Nunavik, Quebec, with a single gravel runway. As a Canadian port of entry consideration, operators note that customs clearance is not available onsite and must be arranged at the nearest customs airport.
Runways
Akulivik Airport has one unpaved runway, 08/26, 3,510 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Akulivik Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), 320 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Akulivik Airport recorded 126 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYKO is concentrated in the summer and early fall months, peaking in July, with much lower activity from November through January.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 22 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Alternates
Akulivik Airport has two alternates within 97 NM. The nearest alternate is Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX), 52.70 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYKO
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at CYKO.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is customs available at CYKO?
Akulivik Airport (CYKO) has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs airport is CYFB, located approximately 320 nautical miles away, so crews arriving from outside Canada must plan clearance there or at another designated port prior to landing at CYKO.
What is the runway like at Akulivik Airport?
Akulivik Airport has a single runway, 08/26, measuring 3,510 feet long and 100 feet wide with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway at CYKO, which is a factor for operators evaluating aircraft suitability.
How much business aviation traffic does CYKO see?
Akulivik Airport recorded 126 business aviation operations against a total of 368 operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic at CYKO is seasonal, with monthly business aviation operations ranging from as low as 2 to as high as 22.