Meadow Lake Airport (CYLJ), Saskatchewan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Meadow Lake Airport (CYLJ) sits in Saskatchewan at an elevation of 1,576 feet, serving the Meadow Lake area with two paved runways suited to a range of business aircraft. The airport is positioned roughly 122 nautical miles from the nearest major metro area, with the closest customs point at Cold Lake Airport (CYOD) some 64 nautical miles away. Traffic figures reflect cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA rather than total local operations, and business aviation accounts for the large majority of the movements recorded.
Runways
Meadow Lake Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 5,000 ft long and 100 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
Meadow Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 64 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Meadow Lake Airport recorded 402 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June and July. Traffic at Meadow Lake Airport concentrates in the summer months, with June and July showing the highest volume of business aviation operations recorded in 2025.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 48 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
Meadow Lake Airport averages 1.8 days above 90°F in August, 30.9 freeze days in January and 1.4 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 74.7°F, and January the coldest, at 12.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Meadow Lake Airport has five alternates within 83 NM. The nearest alternate is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 63.82 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYLJ
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.
$1,200.00 catering order at CYLJ.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at CYLJ?
Meadow Lake Airport operates two paved runways. Runway 09/27 is the primary strip at 5,000 feet long and 100 feet wide, handling the bulk of business aviation traffic. Runway 17/35 is shorter, at 2,290 feet long and 75 feet wide. Both surfaces are asphalt.
Is customs available on-site at Meadow Lake Airport?
Meadow Lake Airport does not list on-site customs processing in current data. The nearest customs point is Cold Lake Airport (CYOD), located about 64 nautical miles away. Crews planning international arrivals should route through CYOD or another designated customs airport rather than expecting clearance at Meadow Lake itself.
How much business aviation traffic does CYLJ handle?
CYLJ recorded 402 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 471 total cross-border movements tracked by FAA TFMSC. This reflects cross-border traffic as seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. Monthly volumes ranged from a low of 22 in April to a peak of 48 in June, indicating a mid-year concentration of activity.
What are winter conditions like at Meadow Lake Airport?
Winters at Meadow Lake Airport are cold and prolonged, with December through February each averaging roughly 28 to 31 days below freezing per month. Snow accumulation of an inch or more occurs on about one day per month during the coldest stretch. Summer months from June through August see the mildest conditions, with maximum temperatures reaching into the low 70s Fahrenheit.