Ulukhaktok Holman Airport (CYHI), Northwest Territories
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport (CYHI) serves the community of Ulukhaktok in the Northwest Territories with a single gravel runway. Traffic at this remote field remains light, and cross-border business aviation activity is tracked by the FAA.
Runways
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport has one unpaved runway, 06T/24T, 4,300 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Tuktoyaktuk / James Gruben Airport (CYUB), 320 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport recorded 234 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at CYHI peaks in September at 28 operations and is lowest in March and April at 14 operations each, per FAA TFMSC data.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 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.
Climate
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport averages 31.0 freeze days in January and 0.9 snow days in October. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 55.4°F, and February the coldest, at -11.7°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport has three alternates within 186 NM. The nearest alternate is Paulatuk (nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (CYPC), 153.39 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYHI
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 CYHI.
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
Does CYHI have customs clearance on site?
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport (CYHI) has no customs service on site. The nearest customs point is CYUB, located 320 nautical miles away, so operators arriving from abroad must plan their clearance routing accordingly.
What is the runway surface at Ulukhaktok Holman Airport?
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport has a single runway, 06T/24T, measuring 4300 feet long and 100 feet wide with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway at this field, which should factor into aircraft suitability planning.
Is traffic at CYHI spread evenly through the year?
No, business aviation traffic at CYHI is concentrated in certain months. September sees the highest volume with 28 operations, while March and April are the slowest months with 14 operations each, according to FAA TFMSC data.