Natashquan Airport (CYNA), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Natashquan Airport (CYNA) serves the community of Natashquan in Quebec's Côte-Nord region, with a single paved runway handling all traffic. The field sits roughly 284 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and about 70 nautical miles from Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport, its closest neighbor. Business aviation activity, as tracked in FAA cross-border data, forms a modest but measurable share of the airport's overall operations. Winters here are cold and long, with temperatures below freezing on most days from November through March, while summer brings the warmest and most active months for traffic at the field.
Runways
Natashquan Airport has one paved runway, 14/32, 4,494 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Natashquan Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport (CYGP), 135 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Natashquan Airport recorded 219 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at CYNA concentrates in the summer months, peaking in August, with far lower activity from November through February.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 47 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
Natashquan Airport averages 30.7 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 67.1°F, and January the coldest, at 18.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Natashquan Airport has three alternates within 99 NM. The nearest alternate is Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (CYGV), 70.20 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYNA
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Frequently asked questions
Where is customs clearance handled for CYNA?
Natashquan Airport (CYNA) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is Gaspé Airport (CYGP), located approximately 135 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside Canada should plan clearance through CYGP before or after their stop at CYNA, since no customs processing is available on the field itself.
What runway does CYNA offer for arriving aircraft?
CYNA has a single paved runway, designated 14/32, measuring 4,494 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway at Natashquan Airport, so all fixed-wing traffic uses this strip regardless of wind direction. Its length matches the airport's listed maximum paved distance.
How busy is Natashquan Airport for business aviation traffic?
Natashquan Airport recorded 219 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 1,637 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. As a cross-border traffic figure seen by the FAA, this reflects flights tracked crossing into or out of the United States rather than the airport's full local activity. CYNA falls into the moderate-traffic tier among airports Skystar tracks.
When does business aviation traffic peak at CYNA?
Business aviation activity at Natashquan Airport (CYNA) concentrates heavily in the summer months, with August recording 47 operations compared to single digits in most winter months. July and September also see elevated counts, near 39 operations each. Dispatchers planning trips outside this June-through-September window should expect noticeably lighter movement at the field.