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Pelee Island Airport (CYPT) sits on the west side of Pelee Island in Lake Erie, Ontario, the southernmost inhabited point in Canada, and serves as the island's link to the mainland for general aviation and seasonal scheduled flights. It is a modest but useful VFR destination, notable for being an airport of entry with an on-site Canada Border Services Agency office.
Pelee Island Airport is a small public airport operated by the Township of Pelee, located adjacent to the west side of Pelee Island in Lake Erie, Ontario. It handles mainly propeller aircraft, with a mix of private general aviation traffic and regularly scheduled or seasonal flights connecting the island to Windsor and to points on the Ohio shore of Lake Erie such as Port Clinton, Kelleys Island and Put-in-Bay. The airport is classified as an airport of entry, with Canada Border Services Agency officers based at the field able to clear general aviation aircraft carrying no more than fifteen passengers. For sim pilots it offers an interesting short island hop with straightforward VFR access and a genuinely remote, lake-surrounded setting.
The airport lies on Pelee Island in Lake Erie, within Canadian domestic airspace under the area of responsibility of Cleveland Center for enroute and approach/departure advisory service. There is no air traffic control tower on the island; traffic is coordinated by the pilots themselves using the common frequency.
Pelee Island Airport has two physical runways. Runway 10/28 is 3,290 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 01/19 is 2,191 feet long with a hard surface but is not lit. Field elevation is 571 feet above mean sea level.
Traffic at Pelee Island uses the Unicom/ATF frequency 123.2 MHz for local calls. Cleveland Center, on 126.35 MHz, provides enroute and approach/departure advisory service. There is no ILS at the field, and pilots should expect to operate under VFR procedures using the mandatory frequency for self-announced traffic coordination.
There is no control tower at Pelee Island, so arriving and departing traffic is coordinated by pilots on the Unicom/ATF frequency of 123.2 MHz. Pilots should make the standard position reports on this frequency when joining, in the circuit and on the ground, in the absence of any air traffic control service.
The airport is readily identified from the air by its position on the west side of Pelee Island, itself a distinctive landmark surrounded by the open waters of Lake Erie. The single-storey blue terminal building, which also houses the Canada Border Services Agency office, along with the small tarmac apron and surrounding buildings, provides a useful visual check when approaching the field.
Pelee Island Airport has long served as the principal air link for Pelee Island, the southernmost inhabited point in Canada. It was recorded as handling approximately 5,500 passengers in 2009, reflecting its role in sustaining year-round and seasonal connections between the island and the mainland. Its designation as an airport of entry, with Canada Border Services Agency officers permanently based there, underlines its function as a cross-border gateway for general aviation traffic arriving from the United States side of Lake Erie.
Today the airport continues to support general aviation and scheduled seasonal air services. Cameron Air Service has operated seasonal flights to Windsor, while Griffing Flying Service has run charter services linking Pelee Island with other Lake Erie islands including Kelleys Island, Middle Bass, North Bass, Put-in-Bay and Rattlesnake Island, along with Port Clinton, Ohio. The airport's Canada Border Services Agency office allows it to clear general aviation aircraft carrying up to fifteen passengers, making it a practical point of entry for cross-border VFR flights.
