Private Jet Airports in Winnipeg
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
7 airfields serve Winnipeg. Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 81% of the area's cross-border business jet movements , followed by Winnipeg / Saint Andrews Airport and Brandon Municipal Airport . The area spans southern Manitoba, from James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) at its center out to Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR) and Virden / RJ (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome (CYVD) well to the west. Fields near Winnipeg sit close together, while Brandon and Virden are separated from the core by over 100 NM. Customs clearance is available at CYWG and at Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR). As a cross-border figure, the FAA traffic count reflects flights into or out of the United States, not the area's total business jet activity.
Comparison
All seven airfields serving Winnipeg, ranked by business jet traffic. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
All seven airfields in the area are shown above.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Winnipeg peaks in July and is lowest in February. Five 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, 34,851 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can flights clear customs in the Winnipeg area?
Two fields in the Winnipeg area offer on-site customs: Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), an AOE and AOE/CARGO facility, and Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR), listed as AOE/15. CYWG sits close to the center of the area, while Brandon Municipal Airport is well to the west, separated from CYWG by 105 NM according to the distances between fields. Neither of the other five airfields in the area, including Winnipeg / Saint Andrews Airport (CYAV), carries a customs designation. A dispatcher routing a cross-border arrival needs to match the aircraft's origin and cargo status to the AOE type at each field.
Which runway in the Winnipeg area supports the longest aircraft?
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport (CYPG) has the longest paved runway among public-use fields in the Winnipeg area, at 7,000 ft. Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) follows with 11,000 ft of paved surface, though that figure applies to the airport overall rather than the single longest-runway ranking used for this area. Portage-la-Prairie / Southport also holds the area's highest published elevation, at 885 ft. Operators planning heavier aircraft into the western part of the area, roughly 43 NM from the center, can use this runway length as a planning reference against their own performance data.
How does business jet traffic in the Winnipeg area change through the year?
Business jet movements in the Winnipeg area, as tracked by FAA cross-border data for 2025, peak in July at 3,325 operations and hit their low in February at 2,510. The average month runs 2,904 operations, and five months of the year fall above that average, concentrated in the summer and early fall. October also runs high, at 3,267 operations, close behind July. A dispatcher scheduling flexible cross-border trips into the area can expect thinner FAA-tracked volume in the winter months and denser activity from June through October.
How concentrated is business jet activity among the Winnipeg area's airfields?
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) accounts for 28,303 of the area's 34,851 annual business jet movements, or roughly 81% of the total. The remaining six airfields in the Winnipeg area divide the rest, with Winnipeg / Saint Andrews Airport (CYAV) next highest at 4,759 movements. Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR), despite holding a customs designation, records only 862 movements a year. Fields further from the center, such as Lac Du Bonnet Airport (CYAX) and Virden / RJ (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome (CYVD), each see fewer than 400 movements annually.
How far apart are Brandon Municipal Airport and Virden in the Winnipeg area?
Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR) and Virden / RJ (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome (CYVD) sit 37 NM apart, according to the area's field-to-field distance data. Both lie well west of Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), with CYBR at 105 NM from CYWG and CYVD at 142 NM. Brandon holds a customs designation (AOE/15), while Virden does not. For operators working the western part of the Winnipeg area, this pair offers a relatively short hop between a customs-capable field and a nearby aerodrome without customs service.