Pincher Creek Airport (CZPC), Alberta
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Pincher Creek Airport (CZPC) is a public-use general aviation airport in Alberta, southwest of Lethbridge, serving mostly business aviation traffic on a single paved runway. Cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA remains light on an annual basis, consistent with the airport's role as a regional facility rather than a customs port of entry. There is no customs service on site, with the nearest customs airport at CYQL, roughly 47 nautical miles away. Operators using CZPC should plan for an uncontrolled or unattended-type field environment, given the absence of published tower or fuel data.
Runways
Pincher Creek Airport has one paved runway, 08/26, 6,600 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Pincher Creek Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Lethbridge County Airport (CYQL), 47 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Pincher Creek Airport recorded 49 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CZPC is concentrated heavily in September, which accounted for 24 of the 49 annual business aviation operations recorded by the FAA in 2025.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 24 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
Pincher Creek Airport averages 3.7 days above 90°F in August, 27.5 freeze days in December and 0.9 snow days in May. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.7°F, and December the coldest, at 31.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Pincher Creek Airport has two airfields within 48 NM. The closest is Sparwood Elk Valley Airport (CYSW), 39.09 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CZPC
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.
$1,200.00 catering order at CZPC.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at CZPC?
Pincher Creek Airport has a single paved runway, designated 08/26, measuring 6,600 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the airport's only runway, so all arrivals and departures use this alignment regardless of wind direction. The length supports a range of business aircraft operating into and out of CZPC.
Is customs available at Pincher Creek Airport?
Pincher Creek Airport (CZPC) does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs airport is CYQL, located approximately 47 nautical miles away. Operators requiring customs clearance near CZPC should plan to route through CYQL rather than expecting on-field processing.
How much bizav traffic does CZPC see, and when?
CZPC recorded 49 business aviation operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 57 total annual operations tracked. Traffic is uneven across the year, with September standing out sharply at 24 operations compared to single digits or fewer in most other months. December showed no recorded business aviation operations at all.
What are winter conditions like at Pincher Creek Airport?
Pincher Creek Airport experiences cold winters, with January and December average high temperatures around 31 degrees Fahrenheit. Days below freezing are frequent from November through March, exceeding 25 days per month in the coldest stretch. Summer is comparatively mild, with July and August highs near 76 degrees Fahrenheit and only a few days above 90 degrees.