Chevak Airport
VAK · PAVA · Chevak, Alaska · Kusilvak County · map
Chevak Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Chevak, Alaska, 61 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,220 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,169 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Chevak Airport?
Its FAA code is VAK, and its ICAO code is PAVA.
Where is Chevak Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Chevak, Alaska, 61 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Chevak Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,220 feet long, gravel.
Does Chevak Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Chevak Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Bethel, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay, Alakanuk, St. Mary'S. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Chevak Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VAK · ICAO PAVA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Bethel sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1973
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,220 × 75 ft | Gravel, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.0 | |
| UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Vak and aWOS-3P | 120.625 | |
| Cape Romanzof Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-600-3038.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Non-standard flashing.
- Activate - the common traffic frequency
- Exp xwinds.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - 122.8. Activate runway end identifier lights runway 02 and 20; PAPI runway 02 and 20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Used as road.
- First 200 feet of runway 02 rough.
- Runway condition unmnt; rcmnd visual insp prior to use.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,618 departures from VAK in those twelve months, carrying 8,234 passengers in 21,653 seats (38% filled), to 32 destinations on 6 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevak → Bethel VAK–BET | 1,646 | 4,830 | Grant Aviation, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/... and 2 more |
| Chevak → Hooper Bay VAK–HPB | 527 | 1,960 | Grant Aviation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC and 1 more |
| Chevak → Scammon Bay VAK–SCM | 270 | 978 | Grant Aviation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC and 1 more |
| Chevak → Alakanuk VAK–AUK | 36 | 97 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Chevak → St. Mary'S VAK–KSM | 28 | 33 | Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/... and 1 more |
| Chevak → Emmonak VAK–EMK | 20 | 23 | Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC and 1 more |
| Chevak → Nunam Iqua VAK–SXP | 20 | 39 | Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/..., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... and 1 more |
| Chevak → Mountain Village VAK–MOU | 13 | 63 | Fox Aircraft, LLC, Grant Aviation |
All 32 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 700 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Chevak from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Chevak, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- Bethel (BET) 1,646 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Hooper Bay (HPB) 527 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Scammon Bay (SCM) 270 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Alakanuk (AUK) 36 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- St. Mary'S (KSM) 28 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Emmonak (EMK) 20 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Nunam Iqua (SXP) 20 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Mountain Village (MOU) 13 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Grant Aviation
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VAK.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.