Maniwaki Airport (CYMW), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Maniwaki Airport (CYMW), serving Messines in Quebec, sits at 656 feet elevation with a single paved runway available to arriving traffic. The field is located roughly 56.72 nautical miles from its nearest metro area, with Ottawa / Gatineau Airport about 48.50 nautical miles to the south and Mont Laurier Airport around 24.46 nautical miles to the northeast. Cross-border business aviation activity, as tracked by the FAA, places CYMW in ops tier 2, reflecting a moderate volume of operations relative to other Canadian fields in the network. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport of entry, CSD9, located about 36.54 nautical miles from the field.
Runways
Maniwaki Airport has one paved runway, 03/21, 4,920 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Maniwaki Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CSD9, 37 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Maniwaki Airport recorded 178 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYMW concentrates heavily in the summer and early fall, with July through October each recording at least 26 operations compared to single digits or fewer in the winter months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 33 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
Maniwaki Airport averages 3.1 days above 90°F in July, 30.4 freeze days in January and 2.9 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 78.1°F, and January the coldest, at 20.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Maniwaki Airport has two airfields within 49 NM. The closest is Mont Laurier Airport, 24.46 NM northeast.
Part of the Ottawa area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYMW
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the nearest customs clearance point to CYMW?
Maniwaki Airport does not have customs services onsite. The nearest customs airport of entry is CSD9, located approximately 36.54 nautical miles away. Crews planning international arrivals into CYMW should route their customs clearance through that facility in advance. Confirm current CANPASS or clearance requirements directly with that facility before flight planning.
What runway is available at Maniwaki Airport (CYMW)?
CYMW has a single paved runway, 03/21, measuring 4,920 feet long and 150 feet wide. The surface is asphalt, providing the only landing option at Maniwaki Airport. Operators should size aircraft performance planning around this one runway, since no crosswind alternative exists on the field.
How much business aviation traffic does CYMW see?
Maniwaki Airport recorded 178 business aviation operations out of 274 total operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data covering cross-border traffic. This places CYMW in ops tier 2, reflecting moderate activity levels. Traffic is heavily weighted toward the summer months, with July, August, and September each showing over 25 business aviation operations.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at CYMW?
Business aviation traffic at Maniwaki Airport concentrates in the summer, peaking at 33 operations in July according to FAA TFMSC data. June through October each recorded at least 26 operations, while winter months like March and April saw as few as 0 to 2. Dispatchers planning winter operations at CYMW should expect significantly lower activity levels.