Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ) is a low-traffic gravel-runway field in northern Ontario. Cross-border business aviation activity, as tracked by the FAA, moves through a single runway and relies on a customs airport well over 170 nautical miles away.
Runways
Deer Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 13/31, 3,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Deer Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 173 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Deer Lake Airport recorded 888 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May, October and December. Business aviation traffic at CYVZ is concentrated in certain months, with October, December, and January recording the highest volumes and June the lowest, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 96 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
Deer Lake Airport has one airfield within 36 NM. The closest is Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ), 35.73 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYVZ
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 CYVZ.
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 CYVZ?
Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is CYQK, located about 172.5 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there before or after their Deer Lake stop.
What runway is available at Deer Lake Airport?
CYVZ has a single runway, 13/31, measuring 3,500 feet long and 100 feet wide. The surface is gravel rather than paved, which is a factor for operators checking aircraft suitability before dispatch.
Is there notable seasonal traffic variation at CYVZ?
Yes, business aviation traffic at Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ) varies across the year according to FAA TFMSC data, with October, January, and December showing the highest monthly operations and June the lowest. Dispatchers should account for this when planning slots outside peak months.