Gillam Airport (CYGX), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Gillam Airport (CYGX) serves the Gillam area of Manitoba with a single gravel runway. Cross-border business aviation activity, as tracked by the FAA, remains limited and varies across the year.
Runways
Gillam Airport has one unpaved runway, 05/23, 5,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Gillam Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 395 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Gillam Airport recorded 386 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYGX is concentrated in certain months, with June, October, and November showing the highest counts and September the lowest.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 53 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
Gillam Airport averages 0.9 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 2.6 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 71.8°F, and January the coldest, at -3.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Gillam Airport has one alternate within 49 NM. The nearest alternate is York Landing Airport (CZAC), 48.71 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYGX
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 CYGX.
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 does CYGX handle customs clearance?
Gillam Airport does not have onsite customs. The nearest customs point is CYQK, located about 395 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside Canada need to plan clearance there or at another designated airport of entry.
What runway is available at Gillam Airport?
Gillam Airport has a single runway, 05/23, measuring 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The surface is gravel rather than paved, which should factor into performance planning for any aircraft using CYGX.
Is business aviation traffic at CYGX steady throughout the year?
No, traffic at Gillam Airport varies by month according to FAA TFMSC data on cross-border activity. June shows the highest count at 53 operations, while September is the lowest at 11, indicating a concentrated rather than even pattern across the year.