Rae Lakes Airport (CYRA), Northwest Territories
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Rae Lakes Airport (CYRA) serves the community of Gamètì in the Northwest Territories. It sits well away from major traffic corridors, with Yellowknife International Airport as the nearest larger facility.
Customs
Rae Lakes Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CEN9, 127 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Rae Lakes Airport recorded 223 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at Rae Lakes Airport concentrates in the late fall and winter months, with November and January posting the highest counts and May the lowest, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 35 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.
Alternates
Rae Lakes Airport has three alternates within 178 NM. The nearest alternate is Yellowknife International Airport (CYZF), 125.88 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYRA
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 CYRA.
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 customs clearance available at CYRA?
Rae Lakes Airport (CYRA) does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs airport is CEN9, located approximately 127 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside Canada must plan clearance there or at another designated port of entry.
How much bizav traffic does Rae Lakes Airport handle?
Rae Lakes Airport recorded 223 business aviation operations out of 327 total cross-border operations seen by the FAA in 2025. Traffic is uneven across the year, with November and January showing the highest monthly counts and May the lowest.
What is the nearest major airport to CYRA?
Yellowknife International Airport is the closest major facility to Rae Lakes Airport (CYRA), roughly 126 nautical miles away on a bearing of 141 degrees. Other nearby options include Déline Airport and Fort Simpson Airport, both over 170 nautical miles out.