Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT), Saskatchewan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT) serves the Buffalo Narrows area of Saskatchewan at an elevation of 1,423 feet. The field offers two paved runways, including a primary strip long enough to accommodate a range of business turboprops and light jets. Customs clearance is not available on-site, with the nearest customs port at CYOD roughly 107 nautical miles away. The nearest neighboring airport, Pinehouse Lake Airport, sits about 65 nautical miles to the east.
Runways
Buffalo Narrows Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 12/30, is 5,006 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Buffalo Narrows Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 107 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Buffalo Narrows Airport recorded 225 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at CYVT concentrates in the summer months, peaking in August, and drops off sharply during the winter.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 42 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
Buffalo Narrows Airport averages 0.8 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 1.2 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.4°F, and January the coldest, at 9.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Buffalo Narrows Airport has one alternate within 65 NM. The nearest alternate is Pinehouse Lake Airport (CZPO), 64.93 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYVT
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.
$1,200.00 catering order at CYVT.
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
What runways does CYVT offer for business aircraft?
Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT) has two paved asphalt runways. Runway 12/30 is the longer strip at 5,006 feet by 100 feet wide, suitable for most business turboprops and light jets. Runway 06/24 is shorter at 2,297 feet by 75 feet wide. Dispatchers should plan around the primary runway for larger aircraft types.
Is customs clearance available on-site at Buffalo Narrows Airport?
Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT) does not have customs service on-site. The nearest customs-equipped airport is CYOD, located approximately 107 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from international origins should plan a customs stop at CYOD or another designated port of entry before or after operations at CYVT.
How much business aviation traffic does KYVT see annually?
Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT) recorded 225 business aviation operations against a total of 739 annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025. As this data reflects cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than total airport activity, actual local operations at CYVT may differ. The airport falls into a moderate-traffic tier for planning purposes.
When is business aviation traffic highest at CYVT?
Business aviation traffic at Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT) peaks in the summer months, with August recording the highest count at 42 operations and July close behind at 33. Winter months show markedly lower activity, with February at only 6 operations. Dispatchers scheduling flights into CYVT should anticipate this seasonal concentration when planning slots.