High Level Airport (CYOJ), Alberta
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
High Level Airport (CYOJ) serves the town of High Level in northern Alberta with a single paved runway rated for turbine and business aircraft traffic. Cross-border activity tracked by the FAA places the field in Skystar's top operational tier for data coverage, with the nearest Canadian customs point of entry over 245 nautical miles away at CEN9. Operators working CYOJ should plan customs clearance well outside the immediate area given that distance.
Runways
High Level Airport has one paved runway, 13/31, 5,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
High Level Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CEN9, 245 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
High Level Airport recorded 1,837 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June and December. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYOJ, as tracked by the FAA, peaks in June and December while dipping in March and April.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 194 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
High Level Airport averages 1.2 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.6 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.9°F, and January the coldest, at 5.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
High Level Airport has one airfield within 38 NM. The closest is La Crete Airport, 37.45 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYOJ
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Frequently asked questions
What runway length is available at CYOJ?
CYOJ, High Level Airport, has a single paved runway, designated 13/31, measuring 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The surface is asphalt, and this runway represents the airport's full paved length as recorded in the data. At 5,000 feet, the runway can accommodate a range of business turbine aircraft, though operators should verify performance requirements against actual conditions. No other paved runways are listed for the field.
How far is customs clearance from High Level Airport?
High Level Airport does not have customs onsite according to the data. The nearest Canadian customs point of entry is CEN9, located approximately 245.32 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside Canada need to route through that facility, or another appropriate port of entry, before or after operating at High Level. This distance makes advance planning for customs clearance a necessary part of any international itinerary through CYOJ.
What does cross-border traffic look like at CYOJ?
FAA TFMSC data for 2025 records 2,170 total annual operations at CYOJ, with 1,837 attributed to business aviation. This traffic reflects cross-border activity as seen by the FAA rather than the airport's total movement count. Monthly figures show December at 194 business aviation operations and June at 188, the two highest months in the year. March is the lowest month recorded, at 115 operations.
What are winter operating conditions like at High Level Airport?
High Level Airport, ICAO code CYOJ, sits at 1,110 feet elevation in a climate with substantial winter cold. January and December both average 31.0 days below freezing, essentially the entire month, with maximum temperatures near 5.7°F and 8.4°F respectively. Snow accumulation of an inch or more is recorded on roughly 1.5 days in those months. Summer brings a sharp contrast, with July averaging a maximum temperature of 73.9°F and almost no days below freezing.
Is there another airport near CYOJ?
La Crete Airport lies approximately 37.45 nautical miles from High Level Airport, on a bearing of 136 degrees. This makes it the nearest listed neighboring airfield to CYOJ in the surrounding region. Operators planning diversions or alternate airport strategies in northern Alberta should note this proximity. No other neighboring airports are listed in the data for the High Level area.