Goderich Airport (CYGD), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Goderich Airport (CYGD / YGD) is a level 2 general aviation field in Goderich, Ontario, sitting at 712 feet elevation roughly 47 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. Its longest runway is a 5,000-foot paved strip, supplemented by a shorter paved runway and a grass runway, giving operators a range of surface and length options. Border crossing traffic here is tracked by the FAA as cross-border activity rather than total airport movements, consistent with its designation as a Canadian customs airport of entry.
Runways
Goderich Airport has three paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 14/32, is 5,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Goderich Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, under a restricted regime rather than general clearance. The terms that apply to a given flight must be confirmed before departure.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Goderich Airport recorded 144 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYGD concentrates heavily in the summer months, with July accounting for the largest single-month share of annual operations.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 49 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
Goderich Airport averages 1.5 days above 90°F in July and 27.6 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.9°F, and January the coldest, at 29.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Goderich Airport has five airfields within 40 NM. The closest is Wingham / Richard W. Levan Airport, 18.84 NM east.
Part of the Southwestern Ontario area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYGD
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at CYGD?
Goderich Airport offers three runways: a 5,000-foot paved runway (14/32) at 100 feet wide, a 3,000-foot paved runway (10/28) at 50 feet wide, and a 1,870-foot grass runway (05/23) at 80 feet wide. The paved 14/32 runway is the longest surface and the primary option for larger business aircraft. The grass strip provides an additional option for aircraft suited to unpaved surfaces.
Does Goderich Airport have customs clearance available?
Yes, Goderich Airport (CYGD) is designated as a Canadian airport of entry, listed as AOE/15 and AOE/15/SEAPL. This means customs clearance is limited to a maximum of fifteen persons per aircraft, with a separate provision covering seaplane arrivals under the same limit. Operators should plan crew and passenger counts accordingly when arranging customs at this airport.
How much business aviation traffic does YGD see, and when?
Goderich Airport (YGD) recorded 144 cross-border business aviation operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 226 total tracked operations. Traffic is heavily seasonal, with July alone accounting for 49 operations, the highest of any month, followed by August with 28. Winter months see minimal activity, with January recording zero operations.
What are typical winter conditions like at CYGD?
Winter temperatures at Goderich Airport (CYGD) are cold, with January averaging a high of 29.7°F and around 27.6 days below freezing that month. December and February show similar patterns, with roughly 25 days below freezing each. Summer brings a marked shift, with July averaging a high near 75.9°F and only about 1.5 days above 90°F, based on the source climate data.