Airport type Public 2/20 6,475 1,974 Concrete Elevation 10 m | Elevation AMSL 33 ft / 10 m 6,475 1,974 Code YAK Phone +1 907-465-1779 | |
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Serves The City and Borough of Yakutat | ||
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Yakutat Airport (IATA: YAK, ICAO: PAYA, FAA LID: YAK) is a state owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Yakutat, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska which has no road access to the outside world. Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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- History
- Facilities and aircraft
- Airlines and destinations
- References
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,028 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 12,158 enplanements in 2009, and 10,035 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019, which categorized it as a primary commercial service (nonhub) airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year) based on 10,100 enplanements in CY 2012.
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History
Yakutat Airport origins date from 1940 when Yakutat Army Airfield was constructed as part of the United States Army's long-range defense program for Alaska.
Facilities and aircraft
Yakutat Airport has two runways: 2/20 is 6,475 by 150 feet (1,974 x 46 m) with a concrete surface; 11/29 is 7,745 by 150 feet (2,361 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending May 3, 2010, the airport had 19,026 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 68% general aviation, 26% air taxi, 4% scheduled commercial, and 2% military. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Alaska Airlines operates Boeing 737-400 passenger/cargo Combi aircraft jet service into the airport.