Yakutat Airport
YAK · PAYA · Yakutat, Alaska · Yakutat County · map
Yakutat Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles southeast of Yakutat, Alaska, 40 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11/29, is 7,732 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 19,026 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11,996 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Yakutat Airport?
Its FAA code is YAK, and its ICAO code is PAYA.
Where is Yakutat Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Yakutat, Alaska, 40 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Yakutat Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 11/29, is 7,732 feet long.
Does Yakutat Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Yakutat Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Yakutat Airport?
Airline flights go to 7 airports, the busiest of them Merle K (Mudhole) Smith, Juneau International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Ketchikan International. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA YAK · ICAO PAYA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 40 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 1530z to 0230z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Juneau sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 7,732 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 6,475 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, trees 55 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,388 ft, 5,087 ft available for landing, brush 42 ft high 1,040 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 15 ft high 500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Yakutat and rco | 123.6 | Yakutat · Communications provided by juneau Flight Service on frequency 123.6 (Yakutat rco). |
| Yakutat and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 119.0 | |
| Yakutat and rco | 121.5 | Yakutat |
| Yakutat and rco | 122.2 | Yakutat |
| Yak and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.75 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-560-7615.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Also here
- cargo handling
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
- Spb estabd prior to 1959.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B service available durg air carrier operations. Closed to air carrier operations gtr than 30 passenger seats except 24 hour prior permission required in writing - amgr PO box 186 Yakutat AK 99689.
- Ctn: SN piles and berms on ramp and taxiway edges 1 oct - 1 may.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 11 and 29; runway end identifier lights runway 02/20; PAPI runway 11/29 and 02/20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20, 11/29; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Unmntnd and unmnt 1 oct - 1 may. Runway 02/20 not available for part 121/380 schedule and unscheduled operations with passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway lights raised 30 in.
- Airport and runway condition rprt, SN removal, wildlife and ice control durg maintenance duty hour 6:30 am to 5:30 pm; aft hour amgr.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Taxiway C and A1 closed durg air carrier operations and 15 minimum aft for jet blast.
- Paew on runway; recommended visual insp bfr use - contact Flight Service for NOTAM.
- Paja NA.
- Taxiway A1, D and apron B closed to 12500 LB and ovr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 1,070 departures from YAK in those twelve months, carrying 23,701 passengers in 92,781 seats (26% filled), to 7 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakutat → Merle K (Mudhole) Smith YAK–CDV | 491 | 9,909 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Alaska Central Express |
| Yakutat → Juneau International YAK–JNU | 365 | 13,482 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Kalinin Aviation LLC..., Alaska Central Express and 1 more |
| Yakutat → Ted Stevens Anchorage International YAK–ANC | 151 | 98 | Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Yakutat → Seattle-Tacoma International YAK–SEA | 60 | 182 | Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Yakutat → Ketchikan International YAK–KTN | 1 | 2 | Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Yakutat → Petersburg James A Johnson YAK–PSG | 1 | 0 | Alaska Central Express |
| Yakutat → Wrangell YAK–WRG | 1 | 28 | Alaska Airlines Inc. |
All 7 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
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 19,026, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 726 |
| air taxi and commuter | 5,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,000 |
| military | 300 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Yakutat:
- Ursus Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Yakutat 18 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 3 turboprops
- Italio River Adventures LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Ursus Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Merle K (Mudhole) Smith (CDV) 491 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Alaska Central Express
- Juneau International (JNU) 365 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 151 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 60 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Ketchikan International (KTN) 1 flights in twelve months · Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express
- Petersburg James A Johnson (PSG) 1 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express
- Wrangell (WRG) 1 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/YAK.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 29, 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.