Saint Theresa Point Airport (CYST), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
St. Theresa Point Airport (CYST) serves the St. Theresa Point community in northern Manitoba with a single crushed rock runway. Customs clearance is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport at CYQK roughly 244 nautical miles away.
Runways
Saint Theresa Point Airport has one unpaved runway, 04/22, 3,400 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a crushed rock surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Saint Theresa Point Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kenora Airport (CYQK), 244 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Saint Theresa Point Airport recorded 1,197 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at CYST peaks in June and July, with July recording the highest monthly total of the year.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 172 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
Saint Theresa Point Airport averages 1.3 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.5 snow days in March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.6°F, and January the coldest, at 2.5°F.
Weather station is 7.2 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Saint Theresa Point Airport has three airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Island Lake Airport (CYIV), 7.06 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYST
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 CYST.
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 CYST?
St. Theresa Point Airport (CYST) has one runway, designated 04/22, measuring 3,400 feet long and 75 feet wide. The surface is crushed rock rather than paved, which is a factor for operators planning turboprop or piston operations.
Is customs clearance available at St. Theresa Point Airport?
St. Theresa Point Airport does not have customs clearance onsite. The nearest customs airport is CYQK, located approximately 244 nautical miles away, so operators arriving internationally must plan a stop there before continuing to CYST.
How much business aviation traffic does CYST handle?
CYST recorded 1,197 business aviation operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, out of 3,374 total annual operations at the field. Traffic is not evenly distributed through the year, with summer months showing higher activity than winter months.