Cross Lake (charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (CYCR), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport, identified as CYCR, serves the Cross Lake area of Manitoba with a single unpaved runway. Business aviation traffic at this Manitoba terrain is tracked by the FAA as cross-border activity rather than total field operations.
Runways
Cross Lake (charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport has one unpaved runway, 05/23, 3,990 ft long and 95 ft wide, with a crushed rock surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Cross Lake (charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), 283 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cross Lake (charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport recorded 1,255 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYCR is concentrated in the fall and winter months, with October showing the highest volume of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 160 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.
Nearby airfields
Cross Lake (charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport has two airfields within 40 NM. The closest is Jenpeg Airport (CZJG), 11.28 NM southwest.
Part of the Northern Manitoba area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYCR
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 CYCR.
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
Is there customs clearance available at CYCR?
Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is CYWG, located about 283 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from abroad must plan clearance there or at another designated airport of entry.
What runway does CYCR offer for business aviation operations?
CYCR has a single runway, 05/23, measuring 3,990 feet by 95 feet with a crushed rock surface. It is unpaved, which is a factor for operators evaluating aircraft suitability and performance planning at Cross Lake.
Does traffic at CYCR vary by month?
Yes, business aviation traffic at CYCR is not evenly distributed across the year. October shows the highest monthly volume at 160 operations, well above the average month, with elevated activity also seen in December and November.