Key Lake Airport (CYKJ), Saskatchewan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Key Lake Airport (CYKJ) is a Saskatchewan airfield serving a remote area of the province. Business aviation traffic recorded through FAA TFMSC data reflects cross-border activity seen by the FAA rather than the airport's total operations.
Runways
Key Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 03/21, 5,200 ft long and 180 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Key Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 232 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Key Lake Airport recorded 281 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYKJ concentrates in the summer months, peaking in July before tapering through the fall.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 41 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
Key Lake Airport averages 0.8 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 72.5°F, and January the coldest, at 2.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Key Lake Airport has three alternates within 94 NM. The nearest alternate is Points North Landing Airport (CYNL), 78.57 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYKJ
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 CYKJ.
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 is Key Lake Airport (CYKJ) located?
Key Lake Airport, identified as CYKJ, is located in Saskatchewan, roughly 410 nautical miles from the nearest major metro area. It serves as a remote-region field with a single gravel runway, supporting business aviation traffic into the area.
Is there customs clearance at CYKJ?
Key Lake Airport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs-equipped airport is CYOD, located about 232 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must route through that facility instead.
What is the runway surface and length at CYKJ?
Key Lake Airport has one runway, 03/21, measuring 5,200 feet long and 180 feet wide with a gravel surface. It is not paved, which operators should factor into aircraft suitability and performance planning.