Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX) serves the community of Blanc-Sablon on Quebec's Lower North Shore, offering a single paved runway for operators working the eastern Quebec and Newfoundland coast. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport at CYDF roughly 134 nautical miles away. The nearest neighboring airport, St. Anthony Airport, sits about 41 nautical miles to the east, giving operators an alternate in the region.
Runways
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport has one paved runway, 05/23, 4,500 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Deer Lake Airport (CYDF), 134 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport recorded 942 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYBX peaks in July and October, with both months showing higher operations counts than the rest of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 108 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
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport averages 30.7 freeze days in January and 5.3 snow days in December. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 62.8°F, and January the coldest, at 19.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport has one alternate within 42 NM. The nearest alternate is Saint Anthony Airport (CYAY), 41.38 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYBX
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The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at CYBX.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
Does CYBX have customs clearance on the field?
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX) does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs-equipped airport is CYDF, located approximately 134 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside Canada need to plan a stop at that facility, or another customs point, before or after using CYBX.
What runway is available at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport?
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX) has one paved runway, designated 05/23, measuring 4,500 feet long and 150 feet wide. The surface is asphalt. This is the only runway serving the field, so all fixed-wing traffic uses this single strip regardless of wind direction preference.
How much business aviation traffic does CYBX see?
CYBX recorded 942 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 3,603 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic is not evenly spread through the year, with July and October showing the highest monthly counts. Winter months such as January and November see noticeably fewer movements.
What are winter conditions like at Blanc-Sablon Airport?
Blanc-Sablon Airport, identified as CYBX, experiences cold winters with January and February averaging around 19 degrees Fahrenheit for daily highs. Days below freezing exceed 28 on average in those two months, and snow accumulation of an inch or more occurs on roughly five days per month during peak winter. These figures are estimates from the source climate agency.