Hyder
4Z7 · Hyder, Alaska · Prince of Wales County · map
Hyder is a public-use airfield, 1 mile southeast of Hyder, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4Z7
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 10,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Hyder from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Hyder, Alaska: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Operations in portland canal.
- Boats may be tied to spb float/ramp.
- Be alert: during low tide, shallow milky glacial water covers obstructions east of float.
- Caution advised with tides below 0 feet. May cause insufficient water depths and prevent use of this facility.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.