Peterborough Regional Airport (CYPQ), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Peterborough Regional Airport, identified by the code CYPQ, sits in Ontario roughly 52.67 nautical miles from Toronto and serves as a Tier 1 facility in the Skystar network. The field offers a 7005-foot primary runway alongside a shorter secondary strip, and carries AOE/15 customs designation with a fifteen-person party limit. Traffic passing the border here is reported through FAA TFMSC data for 2025, reflecting cross-border activity rather than total field operations.
Runways
Peterborough Regional Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 7,005 ft long and 100 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
Peterborough 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
Peterborough Regional Airport recorded 1,453 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April and May. Business aviation traffic at CYPQ concentrates in the spring months, with April and May recording the highest operation counts of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 173 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
Peterborough Regional Airport averages 4.0 days above 90°F in July, 28.9 freeze days in January and 2.9 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 79.9°F, and January the coldest, at 27.3°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Peterborough Regional Airport has three airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Oshawa Executive Airport (CYOO), 29.56 NM southwest.
Part of the Central Ontario and Muskoka area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPQ
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Frequently asked questions
What is the customs status at CYPQ?
Peterborough Regional Airport holds AOE/15 customs status, meaning it is an approved Airport of Entry limited to a party size of fifteen persons. Dispatchers planning international arrivals must confirm that passenger and crew count does not exceed this limit before filing. Customs processing is available onsite under this designation, but the fifteen-person cap is a hard restriction, not a guideline. Flights exceeding that number need to route through an alternate Canadian AOE. This limit should be checked against manifest counts during trip planning for CYPQ.
How long is the main runway at Peterborough Regional Airport?
The primary runway at Peterborough Regional Airport, designated 09/27, is 7005 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the longest paved surface at the field and the one most relevant for business aviation operations. A secondary runway, 13/31, is much shorter at 2000 feet and only 49 feet wide, also asphalt. Crews planning at CYPQ should default to 09/27 for larger jet traffic given the length and width difference between the two strips. Runway selection at Peterborough will typically favor 09/27 for anything beyond light piston or turboprop equipment.
What does business aviation traffic look like at CYPQ across the year?
Business aviation traffic at CYPQ, Peterborough Regional Airport, is concentrated in the spring and summer months according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025. April and May post the highest monthly counts at 165 and 173 operations respectively, while February is the lowest month at 56. July also shows elevated activity at 160 operations. Total annual business aviation operations for the year sit at 1453 against 2055 total operations at the field. Dispatchers scheduling flexible trips into CYPQ may find scheduling easier outside the April-through-July peak window.
How cold does it get at Peterborough Regional Airport in winter?
Peterborough Regional Airport experiences sustained sub-freezing conditions across the core winter months. January averages 28.9 days below 32°F and a maximum temperature of only 27.3°F, with December and March showing similarly high freeze-day counts of 28.0 each. Snow accumulation of at least one inch is recorded on 2.9 days in January and 2.0 days in both March and December. These figures come from climate normals rather than site-specific measurement and should be treated as estimates. Crews operating into CYPQ during these months should plan for cold-weather procedures and potential snow-related runway conditions.
Which airports are near CYPQ for diversion or alternate planning?
Peterborough Regional Airport, identified by the code CYPQ, has several airports within reasonable range for alternate planning. Oshawa Executive Airport lies 29.56 nautical miles away on a bearing of 231 degrees. CFB Trenton is located 36.55 nautical miles out at a bearing of 100 degrees, and Trenton / Mountain View Airport sits 45.18 nautical miles away at a bearing of 102 degrees. CFB Trenton is a military facility, so civilian crews should verify access restrictions before listing it as an alternate. These distances and bearings are useful reference points when building contingency plans around CYPQ.