North Bay Jack Garland Airport (CYYB), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
North Bay Jack Garland Airport (CYYB) serves North Bay, Ontario, with a 10,000-foot paved runway capable of handling a broad range of business aircraft alongside a secondary paved strip and a grass crosswind runway. Customs clearance is available on-site under an AOE/15 designation, and cross-border business aviation traffic, as tracked by FAA TFMSC, has run near 1,500 operations in 2025. The airport sits roughly 312 nautical miles from the nearest major metro area, positioning it as a regional gateway for northeastern Ontario.
Runways
North Bay Jack Garland Airport has three paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 08/26, is 10,000 ft long and 200 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
North Bay Jack Garland Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, under a restricted regime rather than general clearance. The terms that apply to a given flight must be confirmed before departure.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
North Bay Jack Garland Airport recorded 1,500 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYYB is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in July, with a secondary rise through the fall before falling off in winter.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 216 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
North Bay Jack Garland Airport averages 1.5 days above 90°F in July, 30.7 freeze days in January and 5.6 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.7°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
North Bay Jack Garland Airport has five alternates within 84 NM. The nearest alternate is Sudbury Airport (CYSB), 59.00 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Does CYYB have customs available on-site?
North Bay Jack Garland Airport holds AOE/15 customs status, meaning customs clearance is available on-site but capped at fifteen persons per aircraft. Operators arriving with larger passenger or crew counts need to plan around this cap. The AOE/15 designation applies to Canada's border services process and is distinct from a CANPASS-only arrangement. Dispatchers should confirm group size against the fifteen-person limit before filing an arrival at CYYB. This restriction is a customs processing limit, not a facility capacity limit.
What is the longest runway available at North Bay Jack Garland Airport?
Runway 08/26 at North Bay Jack Garland Airport is the longest surface, measuring 10,000 feet with a width of 200 feet on an asphalt surface. This runway matches the airport's published maximum paved length. The airport also offers runway 18/36 at 4,474 feet by 150 feet, also asphalt, and a shorter grass runway, 13/31, at 2,500 feet by 75 feet. The 10,000-foot length at CYYB supports a wide range of aircraft categories, including larger business jets. Surface and width should still be checked against specific aircraft performance requirements.
Is business aviation traffic at CYYB concentrated in certain months?
Business aviation traffic at North Bay Jack Garland Airport shows a clear seasonal pattern, peaking in July at 216 operations according to FAA TFMSC data on cross-border traffic. Traffic builds steadily from a February low of 80 operations through the spring and summer months. August, September, and October each hold in the 146 to 150 range before tapering into the winter months. December and January operations sit near 85 to 91. Dispatchers scheduling into CYYB during summer months should expect the highest concentration of bizav activity of the year.
What can pilots expect from winter weather at CYYB?
North Bay Jack Garland Airport experiences extended cold-weather conditions typical of northern Ontario. January averages 30.7 days below freezing and 5.1 days with snowfall of an inch or more, according to estimates from the source climate agency. December is similarly cold, with 29.9 days below freezing and 5.6 days of measurable snow. Temperatures moderate significantly by May, with days below freezing dropping to 4.2. Operators planning winter flights into CYYB should account for sustained sub-freezing conditions across the December through February window.
How does CYYB traffic compare to nearby airports in the region?
North Bay Jack Garland Airport sits within a cluster of regional airports, with Sudbury Airport the closest at 59 nautical miles to the west-northwest. St Bruno-de-Guigues Airport lies 65.18 nautical miles to the north, and Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport is 68.56 nautical miles to the south. Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport and Muskoka Airport are also within roughly 82 to 83 nautical miles. CYYB's 10,000-foot runway and AOE/15 customs status give it capability that some of these smaller neighboring fields do not match. This makes CYYB a practical option for operators covering northeastern Ontario.