Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (CYPC), Northwest Territories
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport, CYPC, serves the community of Paulatuk in the Northwest Territories with a single gravel runway. The field sits in a remote arctic region, with the nearest neighboring airports both located well over 150 nautical miles away.
Runways
Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport has one unpaved runway, 02T/20T, 4,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Tuktoyaktuk / James Gruben Airport (CYUB), 189 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport recorded 200 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September, October and December. Business aviation traffic at CYPC is somewhat concentrated toward the fall and winter months, with September, October, and December each recording 22 to 23 operations compared to a low of 9 in August.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 23 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
Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport averages 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.6 snow days in October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 57.6°F, and February the coldest, at -6.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport has two alternates within 160 NM. The nearest alternate is Ulukhaktok Holman Airport (CYHI), 153.39 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPC
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 CYPC.
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
Where is the nearest customs facility to CYPC?
Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport, CYPC, has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is CYUB, located about 188.98 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must route through that facility.
What runway is available at Paulatuk Airport?
Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport has a single runway, 02T/20T, measuring 4000 feet by 100 feet with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway at this field.
How much business aviation traffic does CYPC see?
CYPC recorded 200 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 555 total cross-border operations, based on FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes are low throughout the year, ranging from single digits to just over twenty operations.