Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport (CYOS), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport (CYOS) serves the Owen Sound, Ontario area with a single paved runway and on-site customs clearance under an AOE/15 designation. Several nearby airfields, including Wiarton and Collingwood, sit within about 15 to 30 nautical miles.
Runways
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport has one paved runway, 18/36, 3,932 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional 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
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport recorded 198 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYOS, as tracked by the FAA, peaks in the fall months, with November showing the highest volume of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 31 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
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport averages 1.3 days above 90°F in July, 28.8 freeze days in January and 8.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.7°F, and January the coldest, at 28.0°F.
Weather station is 14.7 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport has five airfields within 41 NM. The closest is Wiarton Airport (CYVV), 14.83 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYOS
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Frequently asked questions
Does CYOS have customs clearance on site?
Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport is an AOE/15 customs site, meaning clearance is limited to fifteen persons per aircraft. Crews carrying larger groups should plan around this cap before filing an arrival.
How long is the runway at Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport?
CYOS has one paved runway, 18/36, measuring 3,932 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's listed maximum paved length, a factor for operators checking runway suitability.
What does cross-border traffic at CYOS look like month to month?
FAA TFMSC data shows cross-border business aviation traffic at CYOS concentrated later in the year, with November recording the highest count at 31 operations and February the lowest at 5. Scheduling around these swings is worth factoring into slot planning.