Situk Airport
A68 · Yakutat, Alaska · Skagway-Yakutat County · map
Situk Airport is a public-use airport owned by Usfs Tongass National Forest, 7 miles northeast of Yakutat, Alaska, 60 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 2,150 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA A68
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Usfs Tongass National Forest
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 28E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,150 × 10 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 13: tree on the approach
- Runway 31: tree on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.6 |
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Aircraft registered in Yakutat from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Yakutat, Alaska: 15 piston singles, 3 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport 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 airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Runway safety area 75 feet wide full length with ground rising and falling over 12 inches. Maintain centerline control.
- Deteriorated rubber tires used as tie downs.
- 20 feet usable, 10 feet either side of centerline. Remainder either side soft.
- Runway 13/31 non-standard markings: thld marked with yellow plastic pipes.
- 7 feet level along each side of runway centerline. Remainder 4 inches higher, soft and uneven. Some ruts over 12 inches; standing water after rain.
- Trees between 50 feet -120 feet border airstrip safety area.
- Numerous bald eagles fish and mate above runway.
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.