Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ) is a single-runway gravel strip serving Sandy Lake, Ontario. It sits well north of the border, with the nearest customs facility over 200 nautical miles away at CYQK.
Runways
Sandy Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 11/29, 3,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Sandy Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 200 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Sandy Lake Airport recorded 1,246 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CZSJ peaks in January, with the lowest activity recorded in September, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 143 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
Sandy Lake Airport has one airfield within 36 NM. The closest is Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ), 35.73 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CZSJ
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 CZSJ.
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
What runway is available at CZSJ?
Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ) has one runway, designated 11/29, measuring 3,500 feet long and 100 feet wide. The surface is gravel, not paved, which should factor into aircraft performance planning.
Is customs clearance available on site at Sandy Lake Airport?
Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ) does not have customs service on site. The nearest customs facility is CYQK, located approximately 200 nautical miles away, so crews need to plan a clearance stop elsewhere.
How much business aviation traffic does CZSJ see?
CZSJ recorded 1,246 business aviation operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 3,651 total annual operations. Traffic is cross-border activity as tracked by the FAA, not the airport's total movements.