Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX), Quebec
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX) serves the community of Puvirnituq in northern Quebec with a single gravel runway. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs point located at CYFB.
Runways
Puvirnituq Airport has one unpaved runway, 01/19, 6,299 ft long and 148 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Puvirnituq Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Iqaluit Airport (CYFB), 332 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Puvirnituq Airport recorded 1,316 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at CYPX is concentrated in the spring and fall months, with September posting the highest monthly volume and August the lowest.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 184 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
Puvirnituq Airport has two alternates within 98 NM. The nearest alternate is Akulivik Airport (CYKO), 52.70 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYPX
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 CYPX.
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 CYPX?
Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX) does not have onsite customs. The nearest customs point is CYFB, located about 332 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must plan their routing accordingly.
What runway does CYPX offer for arriving traffic?
Puvirnituq Airport has a single runway, 01/19, measuring 6299 by 148 feet with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway at this field, which should factor into any aircraft performance planning.
How much business aviation traffic does CYPX handle?
CYPX recorded 1316 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 3938 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes vary considerably, with September seeing the highest count and August the lowest.