Private Jet Airports in Newfoundland
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
13 airfields serve Newfoundland. Saint John's International Airport (CYYT) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 29% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by Goose Bay Airport and Gander International Airport . The area stretches from the island of Newfoundland across the Labrador coast and the Quebec Lower North Shore, with two Nunavut fields also carrying its data far to the north. Distances between fields run from under 100 NM on the island to well over a thousand NM at the outer edge. Customs entry points cluster on the island itself, at Saint John's, Gander, Deer Lake, and Stephenville, plus Goose Bay in Labrador. Winter cuts traffic sharply against the summer transatlantic season, when Gander and Saint John's see the heaviest movement tied to North Atlantic crossings.
Comparison
All 13 airfields serving Newfoundland, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All 13 airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Newfoundland peaks in August and is lowest in February. Six months run above the yearly average. February sees about two times fewer movements than August.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity in the area.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 14,189 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How far apart are the customs airports at Saint John's and Gander?
Saint John's International Airport (CYYT) and Gander International Airport (CYQX) sit 107 NM apart, both holding AOE customs status in the Newfoundland area. Deer Lake Airport (CYDF) adds a third customs point 112 NM from Gander and 208 NM from Saint John's. For an operator working a transatlantic routing through this area, that spread means a customs stop at one field does not put the others within easy reach on the same fuel load. Stephenville Dymond International Airport (CYJT), also an AOE, sits closer to Deer Lake at 61 NM, giving a tighter cluster on the west side of the island versus the east.
Why does the Newfoundland area include an airport in Nunavut?
The Newfoundland area's dataset extends to Pangnirtung Airport (CYXP) and Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (CYVM), both in Nunavut, at 1,111 NM and 1,176 NM from the area center. These two fields report far lower annual business jet movements, 364 and 219 respectively, than the Newfoundland and Labrador airports that anchor the area's traffic. Their inclusion reflects how this bassin is defined for planning purposes rather than any operational link to Saint John's or Gander. A dispatcher routing through the core Newfoundland fields should treat these two as geographically separate from the island cluster despite sharing the same area listing.
What does the August traffic peak mean for planning through the Newfoundland area?
Business jet movements across the Newfoundland area reached 1,706 in August 2025, the peak month, against a low of 772 in February. That is more than double the volume between the slowest and busiest months, with six months running above the 1,182 average. Summer months (June through September) each cleared 1,400 movements, driven in part by transatlantic traffic routing through Gander International Airport (CYQX) and Saint John's International Airport (CYYT). An operator planning a summer crossing should expect materially higher activity at these fields than the same routing would see in February or December.
How do runway lengths compare between Goose Bay and the island airports?
Goose Bay Airport (CYYR) in Labrador has a paved runway of 11,046 ft, the longest among the Newfoundland area's public-use fields. Gander International Airport (CYQX) offers 10,200 ft, Stephenville Dymond International Airport (CYJT) offers 10,000 ft, and Saint John's International Airport (CYYT) offers 8,502 ft. Deer Lake Airport (CYDF) comes in at 8,005 ft. Goose Bay sits 354 NM from the area center, well separated from the island fields, so an operator selecting on runway length alone still needs to weigh that distance against the routing and the customs status of each field.
What separates the Quebec Lower North Shore airports from the rest of the Newfoundland area?
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX), Chevery Airport (CYHR), and Saint Augustin Airport (CYIF) sit in Quebec rather than Newfoundland and Labrador, with paved runways of 4,500 ft, 4,500 ft, and 4,590 ft. None of the three carry onsite customs, unlike Saint John's, Gander, Deer Lake, Goose Bay, or Stephenville. Their annual business jet movements are also the lowest of the area's fields with recorded traffic, ranging from 445 to 942. These airports serve the Lower North Shore communities directly across the Strait of Belle Isle from western Newfoundland, distinct in both jurisdiction and traffic profile from the island's main fields.