La Ronge Airport (CYVC), Saskatchewan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
La Ronge Airport (CYVC) serves the community of La Ronge, Saskatchewan, with a paved primary runway and a secondary gravel strip. The field sits roughly 165 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and functions as a regional point for business aviation traffic moving through northern Saskatchewan. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport, CYOD, located about 179 nautical miles away.
Runways
La Ronge Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 18/36, is 5,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
La Ronge Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 179 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
La Ronge Airport recorded 3,296 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and October. Business aviation traffic at CYVC is concentrated outside the June period, when operations drop well below the levels seen in the surrounding months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 341 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
La Ronge Airport averages 1.3 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.4 snow days in March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 74.3°F, and January the coldest, at 8.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
La Ronge Airport has one alternate within 51 NM. The nearest alternate is Pinehouse Lake Airport (CZPO), 50.43 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYVC
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Frequently asked questions
What runway lengths are available at CYVC?
La Ronge Airport, identified by the code CYVC, operates two runways. Runway 18/36 is the primary surface, paved with asphalt, measuring 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. Runway 11/29 is a gravel surface, unpaved, measuring 2,396 feet long and 50 feet wide. The paved runway matches the airport's maximum paved runway length on record. Dispatchers planning turbine equipment should note the gravel runway's shorter length and narrower width limit its use to smaller aircraft.
Is there customs clearance available at La Ronge Airport?
La Ronge Airport does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs airport is CYOD, located approximately 179.37 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside Canada need to route through CYOD or another customs-equipped airport before or after a stop at CYVC. This distance should factor into fuel and routing plans for any international itinerary touching La Ronge.
How much business aviation traffic does CYVC see, and is it seasonal?
La Ronge Airport recorded 3,296 business aviation operations in 2025, out of 5,236 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Because CYVC sits in Canada, this figure reflects cross-border traffic as tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's full activity. Monthly volumes show clear seasonal variation, with October reaching 341 operations and June dropping to 130. Dispatchers should expect notably lighter cross-border movement in the early summer months compared to the rest of the year.
What is the field elevation at La Ronge Airport?
La Ronge Airport sits at an elevation of 1,242 feet. This elevation factors into density altitude calculations for performance planning, particularly during the warmer months when temperatures at CYVC climb into the 70s Fahrenheit. Crews operating turboprop or piston equipment on the gravel runway should account for this elevation alongside the runway's shorter length and lighter surface. No towered operations designation is on record for this field, so standard non-towered procedures should be assumed unless otherwise confirmed.
How cold does it get at CYVC during winter months?
La Ronge Airport experiences sustained cold conditions from November through March. January averages a maximum temperature of 8.1 degrees Fahrenheit, with 31 days that month falling below freezing. December and February follow a similar pattern, with maximum temperatures of 11.5 and 14.7 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. Snow accumulation of at least one inch occurs on roughly one day per month through the winter stretch. Crews staging equipment at CYVC in winter should plan for cold-soak conditions and limited above-freezing windows.