Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (CYSY), Northwest Territories
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport serves a remote community in the Northwest Territories with a single gravel runway. The nearest customs airport of entry, CYUB, sits over 200 nautical miles away, and the closest other airfields are more than 150 nautical miles distant.
Runways
Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport has one unpaved runway, 08T/26T, 4,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Tuktoyaktuk / James Gruben Airport (CYUB), 218 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport recorded 145 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at CYSY is concentrated in September and July, with the lowest activity recorded in August, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 20 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
Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport averages 31.0 freeze days in January and 0.3 snow days in April. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 49.6°F, and February the coldest, at -11.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Sachs Harbour (david Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport has two alternates within 161 NM. The nearest alternate is Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (CYPC), 159.77 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYSY
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The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at CYSY.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a paved runway at CYSY?
No. Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport has a single runway, 08T/26T, measuring 4,000 by 100 feet with a gravel surface. Operators should plan for unpaved-surface performance and conditions rather than a paved runway.
Where is the nearest customs facility to Sachs Harbour Airport?
The nearest customs airport of entry to Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport is CYUB, located approximately 217.54 nautical miles away. Sachs Harbour itself is not listed as a customs facility, so operators requiring clearance should plan a stop at CYUB.
How much business aviation traffic does CYSY see?
CYSY recorded 145 business aviation operations out of 361 total operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data on cross-border traffic. Monthly volumes ranged from a low of 5 operations in August to a high of 20 in September.