Kirkland Lake Airport (CYKX), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kirkland Lake Airport (CYKX) serves the Kirkland Lake area of Ontario with a single paved runway suited to light and midsize business aircraft. Sitting at 1,157 feet elevation, the airport handles moderate cross-border traffic and lacks on-site customs, with the nearest clearance point at CYSB roughly 101 nautical miles away. Operators working into CYKX should plan around its seasonal traffic pattern and confirm fuel and service availability directly, as this data is not specified for the field.
Runways
Kirkland Lake Airport has one paved runway, 08/26, 4,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Kirkland Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sudbury Airport (CYSB), 101 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kirkland Lake Airport recorded 199 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYKX concentrates notably in October, with a secondary rise in February and November, while summer months see comparatively lighter activity.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 39 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
Kirkland Lake Airport averages 2.2 days above 90°F in July and 30.7 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.2°F, and January the coldest, at 14.4°F.
Weather station is 3.7 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Kirkland Lake Airport has two airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Earlton (timiskaming Regional) Airport (CYXR), 31.26 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYKX
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Frequently asked questions
Does CYKX have customs clearance on site?
Kirkland Lake Airport has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is CYSB, located approximately 101 nautical miles away. Crews requiring customs clearance need to route through that facility or another designated port of entry before or after operating at CYKX.
What runway length is available at Kirkland Lake Airport?
CYKX offers a single paved runway, designated 08/26, measuring 4,500 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's max paved length, which sets the practical limit for aircraft performance planning at this field.
How busy is CYKX for business aviation traffic?
Kirkland Lake Airport recorded 199 business aviation operations against 236 total operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data. As Canadian traffic, these figures reflect cross-border movements tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. This places CYKX in a moderate-traffic tier among airports Skystar tracks.
Are there other airports near Kirkland Lake Airport for diversion planning?
Two airports lie within reasonable range of CYKX: Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport, about 31 nautical miles to the south, and Rouyn Noranda Airport, about 46 nautical miles to the east. Both can serve as alternates for dispatchers planning around Kirkland Lake Airport.