Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO), Nunavut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO) serves the Nunavut community of Kugluktuk with a single gravel runway. Business aviation activity here is modest, reflecting the airport's remote location in Canada's Arctic.
Runways
Kugluktuk Airport has one unpaved runway, 12T/30T, 5,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Kugluktuk Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CEN9, 322 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kugluktuk Airport recorded 173 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and November. Bizav traffic at CYCO peaks in November and January and drops to its lowest point in February, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 22 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
Kugluktuk Airport averages 0.1 days above 90°F in June, 31.0 freeze days in January and 2.2 snow days in October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 60.4°F, and February the coldest, at -9.0°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Kugluktuk Airport has one alternate within 186 NM. The nearest alternate is Ulukhaktok Holman Airport (CYHI), 185.68 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYCO
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 CYCO.
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 at CYCO for international arrivals?
Kugluktuk Airport has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs point is CEN9, located about 322 nautical miles away, so crews arriving from outside Canada must plan clearance through that facility before or after their stop.
What runway does Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO) offer?
CYCO has a single gravel runway, 12T/30T, measuring 5,500 feet long and 100 feet wide. There is no paved surface at this airport, which is a factor for aircraft type selection on approach and landing.
Does business aviation traffic at CYCO vary by season?
Yes, bizav operations at Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO) are concentrated in specific months rather than spread evenly across the year. November and January show the highest monthly counts, while February records the lowest, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.