Cape Dorset Airport (CYTE), Nunavut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cape Dorset Airport (CYTE) serves the community of Kinngait in Nunavut with a single gravel runway. Business aviation traffic is modest and tracked here as cross-border activity seen by the FAA.
Runways
Cape Dorset Airport has one unpaved runway, 13T/31T, 4,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Cape Dorset Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), 212 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cape Dorset Airport recorded 532 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March, May and September. Business aviation traffic at CYTE is concentrated in certain months, with higher activity in spring and early fall and lower volumes in April and December.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 58 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
Cape Dorset Airport averages 30.9 freeze days in March and 2.9 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 53.8°F, and February the coldest, at -6.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Cape Dorset Airport has four alternates within 197 NM. The nearest alternate is Ivujivik Airport (CYIK), 115.17 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYTE
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 CYTE.
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 available on-site at CYTE?
Cape Dorset Airport (CYTE) has no on-site customs processing. The nearest customs point is Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), located approximately 212 nautical miles away, so operators must plan clearance there before or after a stop at CYTE.
What runway does Cape Dorset Airport offer?
CYTE has a single runway, 13T/31T, measuring 4,000 feet by 100 feet with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway data on file for this airport, so operators should plan for unpaved-surface performance.
Does traffic at Cape Dorset Airport vary by season?
Yes, business aviation activity at CYTE is concentrated in specific months rather than spread evenly through the year. Traffic recorded by the FAA TFMSC shows notable month-to-month swings, with September and March among the higher-volume periods.