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).
Weather right now PAYA · observed 12:31 pm AKDT (20:31 UTC), 7 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the east (090°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet
- Temperature 48°F (9°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.76 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:24 am AKDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet MVFR
- 30% chance between Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 1:00 am AKDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI PAYA 062031Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM SCT007 OVC013 09/08 A2976 RMK AO2 RAE07 P0003 T00890083 TSNO $
TAF PAYA 061724Z 0618/0718 10010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 PROB30 0618/0621 4SM SHRA BR BKN015 OVC030 FM070900 10007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- 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.
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.
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 · 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.