Private Jet Airports in Southwestern Ontario
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
15 airfields serve Southwestern Ontario. Windsor International Airport (CYQG) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 41% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by London International Airport and Brantford Municipal Airport . The area spans southwestern Ontario from the Windsor-Detroit border crossing east through London, Brantford, and Stratford, then north toward Owen Sound and the Bruce Peninsula, all within a single Canadian province. Field spacing runs from tight clusters near London to a wider northern reach toward Georgian Bay, with the farthest fields sitting roughly 106 NM from the area's center. Customs points are spread across five airports rather than concentrated at one gateway, giving dispatchers multiple entry options depending on routing. Winter months bring the lowest traffic, while summer months, especially July, see the highest volume of business jet movements.
Comparison
All 15 airfields serving Southwestern Ontario, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All 15 airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Southwestern Ontario peaks in July and is lowest in January. Six months run above the yearly average.
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, 8,079 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
How spread out are the customs airports across Southwestern Ontario?
Southwestern Ontario holds five customs airports, and the spacing between them varies widely. Windsor International Airport (CYQG) and London International Airport (CYXU) sit 92 NM apart, while London and Saint Thomas Municipal Airport (CYQS) are only 16 NM apart. Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport (CYOS) and Wiarton Airport (CYVV), both customs points in the northern part of the area, are just 15 NM from each other. A dispatcher clearing customs has real options in the London-Saint Thomas cluster, but a Windsor-based routing means covering nearly 90 NM to reach the next customs field. Route planning should account for this uneven distribution rather than assume even coverage.
Which runway in Southwestern Ontario supports the largest business jets?
Windsor International Airport (CYQG) has the longest paved runway in Southwestern Ontario at 9,000 ft, the only public-use field in the area reaching that length. London International Airport (CYXU) follows with 8,800 ft, so operators needing runway length beyond typical regional fields have two real options rather than one. Every other public airport in the area tops out at or below 5,100 ft, a meaningful gap for heavier jet types or high density-altitude days. Dispatchers working larger business jets should treat CYQG and CYXU as the fields with runway margin, and check performance numbers carefully before planning into the shorter fields.
Why does elevation matter for planning into the northern part of Southwestern Ontario?
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport (CYOS), at 1,007 ft, holds the highest elevation among public airports in Southwestern Ontario. That is modest by national standards but stands out against Windsor International Airport (CYQG) at 622 ft and Pelee Island Airport (CYPT) at 572 ft near the Lake Erie side of the area. Fields near Owen Sound and Wiarton also sit farther from the area's busiest airports, so combining the elevation difference with distance from primary customs and runway infrastructure is worth factoring into performance planning for flights routing into the northern cluster.
How concentrated is business jet traffic in Southwestern Ontario?
Southwestern Ontario recorded 8,079 business jet movements in 2025, with July as the peak month at 930 movements and January the lowest at 543. Six months of the year run above the average of 673 monthly movements, pointing to a summer-weighted traffic pattern rather than a flat year-round load. Windsor International Airport (CYQG) and London International Airport (CYXU) account for the bulk of that activity, with Brantford Municipal Airport (CYFD) a distant third among the top three fields. Dispatchers scheduling summer operations into the area should expect the fullest ramps and highest movement counts between May and October.
What does the FAA cross-border data say about traffic into Southwestern Ontario?
The movement counts for Southwestern Ontario reflect cross-border traffic as tracked by the FAA, not the total activity of every airport in the area. Windsor International Airport (CYQG) holds the largest share of that cross-border traffic at 41%, followed by London International Airport (CYXU). This distinction matters for a dispatcher benchmarking US-origin flights into the area: the figures describe flights crossing the border, and fields with strong domestic Canadian traffic but limited US connections may carry more total activity than these numbers alone suggest.