Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK), Nunavut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK) serves the community of Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, with a single gravel runway. The nearest neighboring airports, Kuujjuarapik and Umiujaq, sit roughly 90 nautical miles away.
Runways
Sanikiluaq Airport has one unpaved runway, 09/27, 3,800 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Sanikiluaq Airport recorded 372 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYSK peaks in July and stays comparatively low in January and October.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 46 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
Sanikiluaq Airport has two alternates within 91 NM. The nearest alternate is Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW), 90.41 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYSK
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 CYSK.
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 does CYSK have?
Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK) has one gravel runway, 09/27, measuring 3,800 by 100 feet. There is no paved surface at this airport, so operators should plan for gravel-runway performance and aircraft suitability.
Is there customs service at Sanikiluaq Airport?
No customs information is published for Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK). Crews requiring border clearance should arrange it through a designated customs airport rather than expecting service on site.
How much business aviation traffic does CYSK see?
CYSK recorded 372 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 834 total operations, according to FAA TFMSC cross-border data. Monthly volumes range from a low of 18 in January and October to a high of 46 in July.