Yarmouth Airport (CYQI), Nova Scotia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Yarmouth Airport (CYQI) sits on Nova Scotia's southwestern tip, roughly 149 nm from the nearest major metro area, giving operators a paved-runway option along the Bay of Fundy approach corridor. The field offers two asphalt runways, with the longer at 6,000 feet, and holds AOE customs status for arriving international flights. Traffic recorded through FAA TFMSC reflects cross-border business aviation movements at this Canadian port of entry rather than total airport activity.
Runways
Yarmouth Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 06/24, is 6,000 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
Yarmouth Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, with general clearance for international arrivals.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Yarmouth Airport recorded 240 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYQI peaks in May and August, according to FAA TFMSC data, with both months well above the year's other totals.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 36 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
Yarmouth Airport averages 26.8 freeze days in January and 4.0 snow days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 70.9°F, and January the coldest, at 34.3°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Yarmouth Airport has four alternates within 99 NM. The nearest alternate is Eastport Municipal (KEPM), 76.19 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYQI
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at CYQI?
Yarmouth Airport operates two paved asphalt runways. Runway 06/24 is the longer at 6,000 feet with a width of 150 feet, matching the airport's maximum paved runway length. Runway 15/33 spans 5,000 feet, also 150 feet wide. Both surfaces are asphalt, giving operators a consistent paved option regardless of wind direction.
Does Yarmouth Airport have customs service for international arrivals?
Yes, Yarmouth Airport (CYQI) is designated an Airport of Entry (AOE) with customs available onsite. This allows aircraft to clear Canadian customs directly at the field rather than diverting to a nearest designated port. No alternate customs airport distance is listed in the data, consistent with CYQI's own AOE status.
How much business aviation traffic does CYQI see?
CYQI recorded 240 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 582 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. As this is a Canadian airport, the figure reflects cross-border business aviation traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full traffic count. Monthly totals ranged from 11 operations in several winter months up to 36 in May.
What is the climate like at Yarmouth Airport in winter?
Yarmouth Airport (CYQI) sees cold, snowy winters typical of coastal Nova Scotia. January and February each average around 25 to 27 days below freezing, with January averaging 4.0 days of 1-inch snow accumulation. Maximum temperatures in those months stay near 34°F. Snow tapers off by May, when freezing days drop to near zero.