Peawanuck Airport (CYPO), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Peawanuck Airport (CYPO) is a low-traffic gravel-runway field in northern Ontario, serving the community of Peawanuck. It sits well outside the customs network, with the nearest clearance facility over 400 nautical miles away.
Runways
Peawanuck Airport has one unpaved runway, 11/29, 3,520 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Peawanuck Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Thunder Bay International Airport (CYQT), 423 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Peawanuck Airport recorded 518 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January, March and October. Business aviation traffic at CYPO is concentrated in January and October, with noticeably lower activity during the summer months and December.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 57 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
Peawanuck Airport averages 1.2 days above 90°F in July and 31.0 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 68.9°F, and January the coldest, at -1.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Peawanuck Airport has one alternate within 98 NM. The nearest alternate is Fort Severn Airport (CYER), 97.97 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPO
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 CYPO.
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 customs clearance handled for flights into CYPO?
Peawanuck Airport (CYPO) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT), located about 423 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there or at another designated port.
What runway is available at CYPO?
Peawanuck Airport (CYPO) has a single runway, 11/29, measuring 3,520 feet long and 100 feet wide with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway option at this field, which operators should factor into aircraft performance planning.
Is business aviation traffic steady year-round at Peawanuck Airport?
No, traffic at Peawanuck Airport (CYPO) varies by season, with business aviation operations higher in January and October and lower in the summer and December months. Dispatchers should expect this fluctuation when scheduling flights to CYPO.