Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL) serves northwestern Ontario with a single paved runway long enough to handle a range of business turbine traffic. The field sits well north of the nearest customs airport, which shapes how operators plan any flight requiring border clearance through this region. Traffic here is tracked by the FAA as cross-border activity rather than as a measure of total airport movements.
Runways
Sioux Lookout Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 5,300 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Sioux Lookout Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 97 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Sioux Lookout Airport recorded 11,038 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and December. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYXL peaks in July and again toward year-end in October through December, with the slowest month recorded in September.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 1,044 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
Sioux Lookout Airport averages 2.4 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 2.4 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.7°F, and January the coldest, at 10.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Sioux Lookout Airport has one airfield within 37 NM. The closest is Dryden Regional Airport (CYHD), 36.56 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYXL
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the runway at CYXL?
Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL) has one paved runway, designated 16/34, measuring 5,300 feet long and 100 feet wide. This is the only runway serving the field, and its asphalt surface accommodates the business turbine traffic that operates through the airport. At 1,258 feet elevation, the field's paved surface length matches the maximum paved distance recorded for the airport. Operators planning arrivals or departures here should size performance calculations to this single-runway configuration since no crosswind runway option exists.
Does CYXL have customs clearance on site?
Sioux Lookout Airport does not have customs clearance on site. The nearest customs airport is CYQK, located approximately 96.94 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside Canada and requiring clearance at Sioux Lookout Airport need to route through CYQK or another designated port of entry before or after their stop at CYXL. This distance should factor into fuel and routing plans for any international itinerary touching this airport.
What is the nearest alternate airport to CYXL?
Dryden Regional Airport is the nearest neighboring airport to Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL), located about 36.56 nautical miles away on a bearing of 243 degrees, placing it to the southwest. This proximity makes Dryden Regional a practical diversion option for operators planning flights into or out of CYXL. Distance planning between the two fields is straightforward given the short separation. Operators should still confirm current conditions and services at Dryden Regional independently, since this data point only reflects distance and direction.
What does business aviation traffic look like at Sioux Lookout Airport?
Sioux Lookout Airport recorded 11,038 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 29,661 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data, which tracks this airport's cross-border traffic rather than its full activity. Monthly business aviation counts ranged from a low of 802 operations in September to a high of 1,044 in July. The airport carries an ops tier of 1, reflecting its status as a well-documented and relatively active field within the Skystar network. Operators should note that these figures represent cross-border movements as measured by the FAA rather than total airport traffic.
What winter weather conditions should operators expect at CYXL?
Sioux Lookout Airport experiences extended cold weather, with days below 32°F ranging from about 22.5 in April to a peak of 31 days in January, meaning subfreezing temperatures are common for much of the operating year. Snow accumulation of one inch or more is recorded on multiple days across the colder months, including 2.3 days in January and 2.4 days in November. Average maximum temperatures climb above freezing only from April onward, reaching a summer peak of 75.7°F in July. Operators flying into CYXL during the winter months should plan for cold-weather operational procedures given this sustained freezing pattern.