Swan River Airport (CZJN), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Swan River Airport (CZJN) is a low-traffic field in Manitoba serving the surrounding region with one paved and one grass runway. Its nearest customs point lies well over 100 nautical miles away, making it a straightforward operation for pilots without cross-border clearance needs at the field itself.
Runways
Swan River Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 02/20, is 3,933 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Swan River Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Brandon Municipal Airport (CYBR), 141 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Swan River Airport recorded 144 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at CZJN concentrates in the summer and early fall months, peaking in September, with the lowest activity in November.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 21 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
Swan River Airport has three alternates within 76 NM. The nearest alternate is Hudson Bay Airport (CYHB), 57.38 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CZJN
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 CZJN.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the runway length at CZJN?
Swan River Airport (CZJN) has a paved runway, 02/20, measuring 3,933 feet by 100 feet with an asphalt surface. A secondary grass runway, 08/26, measures 1,950 feet by 75 feet and is unpaved.
Is customs clearance available at Swan River Airport?
Swan River Airport does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs point is CYBR, located approximately 141.3 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must plan a stop there before or after visiting CZJN.
How much business aviation traffic does CZJN see across the year?
CZJN recorded 144 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 704 total operations, per FAA TFMSC data, since this traffic reflects cross-border activity as tracked for Canada. Monthly volumes vary, with September seeing the most operations at 21 and November the fewest at 4.