Tadoule Lake Airport (CYBQ), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tadoule Lake Airport (CYBQ) serves the community of Tadoule Lake in northern Manitoba with a single gravel runway. The field sits well away from customs infrastructure, with the nearest customs point over 460 nautical miles distant.
Runways
Tadoule Lake Airport has one unpaved runway, 07/25, 3,201 ft long and 102 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Tadoule Lake Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 466 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tadoule Lake Airport recorded 178 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March. Business aviation traffic at CYBQ peaks in February and March, with notably lower activity in April.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 28 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
Tadoule Lake Airport has one alternate within 93 NM. The nearest alternate is Lac Brochet Airport (CZWH), 92.53 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYBQ
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 CYBQ.
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
Is customs clearance available at CYBQ?
Tadoule Lake Airport (CYBQ) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is CYOD, located roughly 466 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from outside Canada must plan clearance there before or after their stop at CYBQ.
What is the runway surface at Tadoule Lake Airport?
Tadoule Lake Airport has a single runway, 07/25, surfaced in gravel and measuring 3,201 feet long by 102 feet wide. There is no paved runway at this field, which affects suitable aircraft types and performance planning.
How much business aviation traffic does CYBQ see annually?
CYBQ recorded 178 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 560 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic is concentrated in a few months of the year rather than spread evenly across the calendar.