Nipawin Airport (CYBU), Saskatchewan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Nipawin Airport (CYBU) is a low-activity general aviation field in Saskatchewan, roughly 103 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. It offers one paved and one unpaved runway, both under 3,000 feet in length.
Runways
Nipawin Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 03/21, is 2,930 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Nipawin Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (CYXE), 120 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Nipawin Airport recorded 115 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at Nipawin Airport concentrates mainly in the spring and early summer months, with June recording the highest activity of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 20 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
Nipawin Airport averages 2.3 days above 90°F in August, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.7 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 74.8°F, and January the coldest, at 9.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Nipawin Airport has two alternates within 69 NM. The nearest alternate is Prince Albert Glass Field (CYPA), 60.20 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYBU
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at CYBU.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is there customs clearance available at CYBU?
Nipawin Airport does not have onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is CYXE, located approximately 120 nautical miles away, so crews arriving from abroad need to plan clearance there or at another designated port of entry.
What runway options does Nipawin Airport offer?
CYBU has two runways: a paved asphalt runway 03/21 measuring 2,930 feet by 75 feet, and an unpaved turf/snow runway 12/30 measuring 2,900 feet by 115 feet. Neither runway exceeds 3,000 feet, which limits the aircraft types that can operate here.
How much business aviation traffic does Nipawin Airport see?
Nipawin Airport recorded 115 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 121 total operations, according to FAA TFMSC data covering cross-border traffic. Volume varies through the year, with June showing the highest monthly count and August the lowest.