Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport (CYPG), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport (CYPG) is a public-use airport in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, sitting at 885 feet elevation and about 43 nautical miles from the Winnipeg metro area. The field offers four paved asphalt runways, headlined by a 7,000-foot strip capable of handling larger aircraft, alongside three shorter runways for general traffic. Cross-border business aviation activity, as tracked by the FAA, remains modest and places CYPG in the tier-2 volume category. Customs clearance is not available onsite; operators route through nearby Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport instead.
Runways
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport has four paved runways. The longest, 13R/31L, is 7,000 ft long and 200 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
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), 40 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport recorded 86 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at CYPG concentrates in the fall, with October and November together accounting for a large share of the year's operations.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 26 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
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport averages 3.5 days above 90°F in August and 30.7 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 77.7°F, and January the coldest, at 14.0°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport has two airfields within 49 NM. The closest is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), 39.98 NM east.
Part of the Winnipeg area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPG
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Frequently asked questions
Is customs available at CYPG?
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport does not have onsite customs clearance. The nearest customs point is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), located about 40 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside Canada should plan to clear customs at that facility before or after a stop at CYPG. Confirm current customs procedures and any permit requirements directly with CYWG.
What is the longest runway at CYPG?
The longest runway at Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport is 13R/31L, a paved asphalt surface measuring 7,000 feet by 200 feet. This is the only runway at CYPG matching the airport's published maximum paved length. The remaining three runways are shorter, ranging from about 2,670 to 3,130 feet, all also paved asphalt.
How much business aviation traffic does CYPG see?
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport recorded 86 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 2,364 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data as cross-border traffic. This places CYPG in the tier-2 category for ops volume among airports tracked. Traffic is not evenly spread across the year, with a marked increase in the fall months.
What other airports are near CYPG?
Portage-la-Prairie / Southport Airport (CYPG) sits roughly 40 nautical miles from Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and about 49 nautical miles from Winnipeg / St. Andrews Airport. Both neighboring fields lie to the east, at bearings of 89 and 79 degrees respectively. Richardson International also serves as the nearest customs point for operators using CYPG.