Puntzi Mountain Airport (CYPU), British Columbia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Puntzi Mountain Airport (CYPU) sits in central British Columbia at 2,985 feet elevation, roughly 89 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. It offers one paved runway and sees very light annual traffic, with no fixed customs presence on the field.
Runways
Puntzi Mountain Airport has one paved runway, 05/23, 6,012 ft long and 250 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Puntzi Mountain Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Prince George (international) Airport (CYXS), 119 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Puntzi Mountain Airport recorded 0 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic at CYPU, as tracked by FAA TFMSC, is concentrated outside the June through October period, based on zero recorded business aviation operations across those months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 0 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.
Alternates
Puntzi Mountain Airport has three alternates within 92 NM. The nearest alternate is Williams Lake Airport (CYWL), 77.15 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPU
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 CYPU.
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
Is customs clearance available at CYPU?
Puntzi Mountain Airport (CYPU) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is CYXS, located about 119 nautical miles away, so crews arriving from abroad must plan clearance there before or after using CYPU.
How long is the runway at Puntzi Mountain Airport?
Puntzi Mountain Airport (CYPU) has a single paved runway, 05/23, measuring 6,012 feet long and 250 feet wide. This length matches the airport's maximum paved runway figure, making it the only hard-surface option at the field.
What does traffic activity look like at CYPU?
CYPU recorded 22 total annual operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, with none attributed to business aviation. Monthly figures from June through October show zero business aviation operations, indicating the limited traffic recorded is concentrated outside that stretch of the year.