Chapleau Airport (CYLD), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Chapleau Airport (CYLD) is a public airport in Chapleau, Ontario, serving the surrounding region with two paved runways. Business aviation activity is seen crossing the border by the FAA, with the airport sitting roughly 93 nautical miles from Sault Ste Marie Airport, the nearest customs point. Traffic remains modest year-round, consistent with a facility supporting regional and general aviation movements rather than sustained commercial operations.
Runways
Chapleau Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 10/28, is 5,000 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
Chapleau Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sault Ste Marie Airport (CYAM), 93 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Chapleau Airport recorded 248 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at CYLD concentrates in the late spring and early summer months, with June seeing the highest volume of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 48 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
Chapleau Airport averages 1.4 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 3.5 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 74.5°F, and January the coldest, at 15.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Chapleau Airport has five alternates within 94 NM. The nearest alternate is Wawa Airport (CYXZ), 58.64 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYLD
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The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at CYLD.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at CYLD?
Chapleau Airport (CYLD) offers two paved asphalt runways. Runway 10/28 is the longer of the two at 5,000 feet by 100 feet wide, matching the airport's maximum paved runway length. Runway 05/23 is shorter, at 3,000 feet by 75 feet wide. Both surfaces are paved, giving operators a choice depending on aircraft size and wind conditions.
Does Chapleau Airport have customs clearance onsite?
Chapleau Airport (CYLD) does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs point is Sault Ste Marie Airport (CYAM), located approximately 93 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance near Chapleau should plan to route through that facility rather than expecting clearance at CYLD itself.
How much business aviation traffic does CYLD see?
Chapleau Airport recorded 248 business aviation operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 364 total annual operations tracked. As this traffic reflects cross-border movements seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full activity, actual on-field operations may differ. Monthly volumes vary noticeably, with June showing the highest count at 48 operations.
What airports are near CYLD for alternate planning?
Several airports lie within roughly 60 to 95 nautical miles of Chapleau Airport (CYLD). Wawa Airport is the closest at about 58.6 nautical miles to the west. Timmins / Victor M. Power Airport sits around 90.8 nautical miles to the east, while Sault Ste Marie Airport and Sault Ste Marie Municipal / Sanderson Field are both roughly 90 to 93 nautical miles to the southwest.