Vermilion Airport (CYVG), Alberta
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Vermilion Airport (CYVG) is a low-traffic airport in Alberta serving business aviation on a single paved runway. It sits roughly 138 nautical miles from the nearest metro area, with the closest customs port well over an hour's flight away by ground distance.
Runways
Vermilion Airport has one paved runway, 10/28, 3,300 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Vermilion Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CFB Cold Lake (CYOD), 66 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Vermilion Airport recorded 177 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at CYVG peaks in June, well above the levels seen in surrounding winter months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 33 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
Vermilion Airport averages 1.8 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 1.6 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 74.3°F, and January the coldest, at 16.9°F.
Weather station is 24.1 NM from the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Vermilion Airport has five airfields within 44 NM. The closest is Lloydminster Airport (CYLL), 27.20 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYVG
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 CYVG.
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 CYVG?
Vermilion Airport (CYVG) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs point is Cold Lake Airport (CYOD), located about 65.81 nautical miles away, so crews requiring clearance need to plan a stop there or at another designated port.
What is the runway length at CYVG?
Vermilion Airport has a single paved runway, 10/28, measuring 3,300 feet long and 75 feet wide. This is also the airport's longest paved surface, a factor to weigh against aircraft performance requirements before planning an arrival.
How much business aviation traffic does Vermilion Airport see?
Vermilion Airport recorded 177 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 191 total cross-border operations tracked by FAA TFMSC. Traffic is uneven through the year, with June showing the highest monthly count at 33 operations.