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Airport serving Yakutat, Alaska, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yakutat Airport (IATA: YAK, ICAO: PAYA, FAA LID: YAK) is a state-owned public-use airport located 3 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.[1] Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Yakutat Airport Yakutat Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Yakutat, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 33 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°30′12″N 139°39′37″W | ||||||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,028 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 12,158 enplanements in 2009, and 10,035 in 2010.[3] 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.[4]
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.
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.[1]
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 eight aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Alaska Airlines | Cordova, Juneau |
Alaska Air Cargo operates the Boeing 737-700 into the airport.
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Anchorage, AK | 3,850 | Alaska |
2 | Seattle/Tacoma, WA | 3,210 | Alaska |
3 | Juneau, AK | 2,970 | Alaska |
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