Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL) is a remote gravel-strip facility in northern Ontario. It serves as a regional access point for the surrounding area, with the nearest customs facility located well over 200 nautical miles away at CYQK.
Runways
Big Trout Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 14/32, 3,900 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Big Trout Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 293 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Big Trout Lake Airport recorded 1,179 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYTL peaks in October and April, with the lowest monthly volume recorded in August, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 130 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.
Climate
Big Trout Lake Airport averages 0.8 days above 90°F in July and 31.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 72.3°F, and January the coldest, at 2.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Big Trout Lake Airport has one alternate within 48 NM. The nearest alternate is Kasabonika Airport (CYAQ), 47.95 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYTL
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 CYTL.
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
What runway is available at CYTL?
Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL) has a single runway, designated 14/32, measuring 3,900 feet long and 100 feet wide. The surface is gravel, not paved, which is a factor for operators planning gear and tire suitability.
Is customs clearance available on-site at CYTL?
Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL) does not have customs service on-site. The nearest customs facility is at CYQK, located approximately 293 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside Canada need to plan a stop there.
How much business aviation traffic does CYTL handle?
Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL) recorded 1,179 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 2,635 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly bizav traffic ranges from 71 operations in August to 130 in October.