Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW) sits on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Quebec, serving the community of Kuujjuarapik with a single gravel runway. Business aviation traffic through the field is modest, with the nearest customs airport of entry located several hundred nautical miles away at CYBG.
Runways
Kuujjuarapik Airport has one unpaved runway, 03/21, 5,052 ft long and 150 ft wide, with a sand and gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Kuujjuarapik Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Saguenay-Bagotville Airport (CYBG), 487 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kuujjuarapik Airport recorded 498 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at CYGW is concentrated in the spring months of March through May, with a marked drop in October.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 87 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
Kuujjuarapik Airport averages 0.4 days above 90°F in June, 31.0 freeze days in January and 3.4 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 61.9°F, and January the coldest, at 1.0°F.
Weather station is 8.5 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Kuujjuarapik Airport has three alternates within 100 NM. The nearest alternate is Umiujaq Airport (CYMU), 86.20 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYGW
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 CYGW.
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 fuel available at CYGW?
Fuel service data is not confirmed for Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW). Dispatchers should verify fuel availability directly with the airport before planning a stop, since no fuel type has been confirmed in current records.
Does Kuujjuarapik Airport have customs clearance onsite?
Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW) does not have onsite customs. The nearest customs airport of entry is CYBG, located approximately 487 nautical miles away, so crews requiring customs clearance must route through that facility.
What runway does CYGW offer for arriving traffic?
CYGW has a single runway, 03/21, measuring 5,052 feet by 150 feet with a sand/gravel surface. This unpaved surface should factor into performance planning for aircraft operating into Kuujjuarapik Airport.