Wiarton Airport (CYVV), Ontario
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Wiarton Airport (CYVV) serves the Bruce Peninsula area of Ontario as a public-use field with a paved primary runway long enough to accommodate a range of business aircraft, alongside a shorter gravel crosswind runway. Customs service is available onsite under an airport-of-entry designation with a fifteen-person limit, which also covers seaplane arrivals. Regional neighbors include Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport roughly 15 nautical miles to the southeast, along with Hanover / Saugeen Municipal, Kincardine Municipal, and Collingwood Regional airports within about 45 nautical miles.
Runways
Wiarton Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 05/23, is 5,021 ft long and 150 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
Wiarton Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, under a restricted regime rather than general clearance. The terms that apply to a given flight must be confirmed before departure.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Wiarton Airport recorded 173 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at CYVV concentrates heavily in the warmer months, peaking in August, with little to no activity recorded in February and December.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 38 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
Wiarton Airport averages 1.3 days above 90°F in July, 28.8 freeze days in January and 8.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 75.7°F, and January the coldest, at 28.0°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Wiarton Airport has four airfields within 45 NM. The closest is Owen Sound / Billy Bishop Regional Airport (CYOS), 14.83 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYVV
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$1,200.00 catering order at CYVV.
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Frequently asked questions
What kind of traffic does CYVV, Wiarton Airport, see?
Wiarton Airport (CYVV) logged 173 business aviation operations in 2025, out of 281 total operations, as cross-border traffic seen by the FAA. Activity concentrates in the warmer months, with August the busiest at 38 operations. February and December show no recorded business aviation movements. This makes CYVV a seasonally driven field rather than one with steady year-round demand.
Is customs clearance available at Wiarton Airport?
Wiarton Airport (CYVV) is listed as an airport of entry with a fifteen-person limit, coded AOE/15, and this designation also applies to seaplane operations under AOE/15/SEAPL. Crews should plan around this passenger cap when arranging customs clearance on arrival. No separate nearest customs airport is listed, since clearance is available onsite at CYVV.
What runway options does CYVV offer for arrival planning?
CYVV, Wiarton Airport, has two runways: 05/23, a paved asphalt strip measuring 5,021 feet by 150 feet, and 11/29, a 3,100-foot by 100-foot gravel runway. The paved runway is the primary option for larger business aircraft given its length and surface. The gravel runway offers a secondary option but is unpaved, which should factor into aircraft suitability decisions.
How cold does it get at Wiarton Airport in winter?
Wiarton Airport (CYVV) sits at 729 feet elevation and experiences sustained winter cold, with January averaging 28.8 days below freezing and a high temperature around 28.0°F. December and February show similarly high freezing-day counts, near 27 and 27 days respectively. Snow accumulation of at least one inch occurs on multiple days across the winter months, peaking around 8.1 days in January.