Rocky Mountain House Airport (CYRM), Alberta
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Rocky Mountain House Airport (CYRM) serves the Rocky Mountain House area of Alberta with a single paved runway suitable for a range of business aircraft. The airport does not host customs clearance on site, with the nearest customs airport of entry, CEH3, sitting roughly 49 nautical miles away. Traffic figures tracked by the FAA reflect cross-border activity into this Canadian airport rather than total field operations, placing CYRM at a moderate ops tier among airports in the region.
Runways
Rocky Mountain House Airport has one paved runway, 13/31, 5,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Rocky Mountain House Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CEH3, 49 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Rocky Mountain House Airport recorded 133 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at CYRM concentrates most heavily in May, with additional activity peaks in January, April, and June, while mid-to-late summer and December see notably fewer operations.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 28 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.
Nearby airfields
Rocky Mountain House Airport has two airfields within 41 NM. The closest is Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF), 39.95 NM east.
Part of the Calgary and Edmonton area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYRM
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Frequently asked questions
What is the runway length at CYRM?
Rocky Mountain House Airport (CYRM) has a single paved runway, 13/31, measuring 5,500 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. That length supports most business aircraft operating into this Alberta airfield. The field sits at an elevation of 3,244 feet, a factor dispatchers should weigh into performance planning at this site.
Does CYRM have customs clearance on site?
Rocky Mountain House Airport does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs airport of entry is CEH3, located approximately 49.24 nautical miles away. Flights requiring clearance into Canada through this area should plan to route through that facility rather than CYRM directly.
How much business aviation traffic does Rocky Mountain House Airport see?
Rocky Mountain House Airport recorded 133 business aviation operations out of 228 total cross-border operations tracked by FAA TFMSC in 2025. This places the airport at ops tier 2, reflecting moderate traffic volume. Activity is not spread evenly through the year, with certain months showing markedly higher counts than others.
What airports are near CYRM for alternate planning?
Rocky Mountain House Airport has two notable neighboring fields for alternate planning. Red Deer Regional Airport lies about 39.95 nautical miles away on a bearing of 111 degrees, while Sundre Airport is roughly 40.24 nautical miles away on a bearing of 168 degrees. Both can serve as reference points when coordinating routing near CYRM.