Clyde River Airport (CYCY), Nunavut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Clyde River Airport (CYCY) serves the community of Clyde River in Nunavut with a single gravel runway. The field sits well north of the nearest customs point and far from any major metro area, reflecting its remote Arctic location.
Runways
Clyde River Airport has one unpaved runway, 02T/20T, 3,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Clyde River Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), 404 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Clyde River Airport recorded 444 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYCY concentrates in the summer and early fall, peaking in July, with the lowest activity in January and February.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 63 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
Clyde River Airport averages 31.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 48.6°F, and February the coldest, at -13.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Clyde River Airport has five alternates within 285 NM. The nearest alternate is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (CYVM), 201.00 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYCY
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 CYCY.
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
Where is the nearest customs facility to CYCY?
Clyde River Airport (CYCY) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at CYFB, located about 404 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside Canada need to plan a customs stop there beforehand.
What is the runway like at Clyde River Airport?
Clyde River Airport has a single runway, 02T/20T, measuring 3,500 feet long and 100 feet wide with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway option at this field, which should factor into aircraft suitability planning.
When does CYCY see the most business aviation traffic?
Business aviation activity at CYCY peaks in the summer months, with July recording 63 operations, the highest of any month in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic drops off in the winter months, with January and February seeing the fewest movements.