Blue River Airport (CYCP), British Columbia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Blue River Airport (CYCP) is a low-traffic airfield in British Columbia's interior, roughly 142 nm from the nearest metro area. Its single paved runway serves the surrounding region without an onsite customs facility.
Runways
Blue River Airport has one paved runway, 01/19, 5,000 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Blue River Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (CYKA), 95 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Climate
Blue River Airport averages 6.4 days above 90°F in July, 30.6 freeze days in December and 7.5 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 76.3°F, and January the coldest, at 25.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Blue River Airport has five alternates within 96 NM. The nearest alternate is South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport (CZML), 79.26 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYCP
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 CYCP.
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 is the runway length at CYCP?
Blue River Airport's single runway, 01/19, is 5,000 feet long and 60 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length, so 5,000 feet is the longest landing distance available at CYCP.
Is there a customs facility at Blue River Airport?
Blue River Airport does not have customs onsite. The nearest customs airport of entry is CYKA, located approximately 95 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring customs clearance need to route through that facility.
How cold does it get at CYCP in winter?
Blue River Airport sees extended sub-freezing conditions in winter, with January and December each averaging around 30 days below 32°F. Snow accumulation of an inch or more occurs on about 7.5 days in each of those two months.