Moosonee Airport (CYMO), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Moosonee Airport (CYMO) serves the town of Moosonee in northern Ontario, situated near James Bay and roughly 184 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. The field sits at 30 feet elevation and offers a paved 4,000-foot runway alongside a shorter composite-surface strip, providing options for a range of business aviation traffic. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest facility located at CYSB, some 280 nautical miles distant. As a Canadian airport, its traffic figures represent cross-border activity tracked by the FAA rather than total field operations.
Runways
Moosonee Airport has two runways. The longest, 06/24, is 4,000 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
Moosonee Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sudbury Airport (CYSB), 280 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Moosonee Airport recorded 3,689 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYMO concentrates in the fall months, with October showing the highest monthly volume and February the lowest, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 370 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
Moosonee Airport averages 2.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 2.8 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.2°F, and January the coldest, at 8.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Moosonee Airport has four alternates within 96 NM. The nearest alternate is Fort Albany Airport (CYFA), 68.08 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYMO
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$1,200.00 catering order at CYMO.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the nearest customs facility to CYMO?
Moosonee Airport (CYMO) does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs facility is at CYSB, located approximately 280 nautical miles away. Operators planning cross-border arrivals into CYMO should coordinate customs clearance through CYSB in advance. This distance makes CYMO impractical as a first port of entry for international flights.
What runways are available at Moosonee Airport?
Moosonee Airport (CYMO) has two runways. Runway 06/24 is paved with asphalt, measuring 4,000 feet long and 100 feet wide. Runway 14/32 has a composite surface and measures 3,500 feet long and 100 feet wide, though its paved status is not confirmed in available records. The longer paved runway is the primary option for most business aviation traffic.
How busy is business aviation traffic at CYMO?
CYMO, or Moosonee Airport, recorded 3,689 business aviation operations against a total of 8,015 annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data covering cross-border traffic for 2025. As a Canadian airport, these figures reflect traffic tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. This places CYMO in a moderate-traffic tier among comparable airports.
Does Moosonee Airport see seasonal variation in traffic?
Yes, business aviation traffic at Moosonee Airport (CYMO) shows a notable seasonal pattern. Monthly operations peak in October at 370 and dip to a low of 262 in February, based on FAA TFMSC data for 2025. Fall months, particularly September through November, show consistently higher activity than the winter months of January through March.