Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH), Northwest Territories
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH) serves the Northwest Territories community of Fort Good Hope with a single gravel runway. It sits well north of the nearest customs point, and cross-border traffic here is tracked by the FAA as part of its TFMSC data on operations near the US border.
Runways
Fort Good Hope Airport has one unpaved runway, 07/25, 4,434 ft long and 98 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Fort Good Hope Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport (CYEV), 167 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fort Good Hope Airport recorded 118 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Cross-border business aviation activity at CYGH peaks in April and again in December, with the lowest counts recorded in September.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 23 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
Fort Good Hope Airport averages 2.0 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.5 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 72.7°F, and January the coldest, at -8.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Fort Good Hope Airport has one alternate within 74 NM. The nearest alternate is Norman Wells Airport (CYVQ), 73.44 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYGH
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 CYGH.
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
What runway is available at CYGH?
Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH) has one runway, 07/25, a gravel surface measuring 4,434 feet long and 98 feet wide. It is not paved, which operators should account for when planning aircraft suitability.
Where is the nearest customs facility to Fort Good Hope Airport?
Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH) has no onsite customs. The nearest customs airport is CYEV, located approximately 167 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs clearance must route through that facility instead.
How much business aviation traffic does CYGH see?
FAA TFMSC data shows Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH) recorded 118 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 815 total annual operations. This reflects cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full activity.