Cat Lake Airport (CYAC), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cat Lake Airport (CYAC) serves the Cat Lake community in northern Ontario with a single gravel runway. Customs is not available onsite, with the nearest customs point at CYQK, roughly 151 nautical miles away.
Runways
Cat Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 11/29, 3,900 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Cat Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 151 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cat Lake Airport recorded 982 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Cross-border traffic at CYAC, as tracked by FAA TFMSC, peaks in December and January and is lightest in September.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 155 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
Cat Lake Airport has five alternates within 97 NM. The nearest alternate is Pickle Lake Airport (CYPL), 62.39 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYAC
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 CYAC.
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 CYAC?
Cat Lake Airport (CYAC) has one runway, designated 11/29, measuring 3,900 feet long and 100 feet wide. The surface is gravel rather than paved, which is a factor for operators planning approaches into CYAC.
Is customs clearance available at Cat Lake Airport?
Cat Lake Airport does not have customs clearance onsite. The nearest customs facility is at CYQK, approximately 151 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs must plan a stop there.
What does cross-border traffic at CYAC look like?
According to FAA TFMSC data, CYAC recorded 982 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 1,253 total annual operations. Traffic is heaviest in December and January and lowest in September, based on monthly figures.