Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (CYEL), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport, identified as CYEL, serves the Elliot Lake area of Ontario with a single paved runway and a business aviation traffic profile that sits in Skystar's moderate-activity tier. As a Canadian facility, the arrival figures below reflect cross-border traffic as tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's total flight activity. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport, CYZE, located roughly 28 nautical miles away. Dispatchers planning into CYEL should account for that customs routing alongside the runway and traffic data presented here.
Runways
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport has one paved runway, 12/30, 4,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport (CYZE), 28 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport recorded 164 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at CYEL is concentrated in the May through August window, with May standing out as the busiest month recorded in 2025.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 22 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
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport has two airfields within 43 NM. The closest is Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport (CYZE), 27.99 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYEL
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs clearance available at CYEL?
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (CYEL) does not have customs clearance onsite. The nearest customs airport is CYZE, located approximately 28 nautical miles away. Flights requiring customs processing must route through that facility rather than clearing directly at CYEL. Dispatchers should factor this additional stop into routing plans for international arrivals.
What runway is available at Elliot Lake Municipal Airport?
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport, or CYEL, offers a single paved runway, designated 12/30. The runway measures 4,500 feet in length and 100 feet in width, with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's longest paved surface, at 4,500 feet total. The single-runway layout means wind conditions along the 12/30 axis are the primary operational consideration.
How much business aviation traffic does CYEL see?
CYEL recorded 164 business aviation operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC cross-border tracking data, out of 226 total operations for the year. This places the airport in Skystar's moderate-activity tier. Traffic is not evenly distributed across the year, with May, July, and August showing the highest monthly counts. Winter months, particularly January through March, see notably lighter activity.
What other airports are near Elliot Lake Municipal Airport?
Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (CYEL) has two notable neighboring airports. Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport lies about 28 nautical miles to the south, at a bearing of 181 degrees. Manitoulin East Municipal Airport is farther out, roughly 42 nautical miles away at a bearing of 136 degrees. These alternates may be useful for diversion planning given CYEL's limited onsite services.