Yakutat Airport

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Yakutat Airport
Yakutat Airport, Alaska, US.jpg
IATA: YAK – ICAO: PAYA – FAA LID: YAK
YAK is located in Alaska
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YAK
Location of airport in Alaska
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region
Serves Yakutat, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 33 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 59°30′12″N 139°39′37″W / 59.50333°N 139.66028°W / 59.50333; -139.66028
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 7,745 2,361 Asphalt
2/20 6,475 1,974 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 19,026
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Yakutat Airport (IATA: YAK, ICAO: PAYA, FAA LID: YAK) is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Yakutat, a city in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Yakutat Airport has two runways: 11/29 is 7,745 by 150 feet (2,361 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 2/20 is 6,475 by 150 feet (1,974 x 46 m) with an concrete surface. For the 12-month period ending May 2, 2008, the airport had 19,026 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 68% general aviation, 26% air taxi, 4% scheduled commercial and 2% military.[1]

[edit] Airline and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Alaska Airlines Cordova, Juneau
Alsek Air Service Icy Bay, Yakataga

Service to Icy Bay and Yakataga is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

[edit] Top Destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of YAK
(July 2010 - June 2011) [2]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Juneau, AK 4,000 Alaska
2 Alaska Anchorage, AK 3,000 -
2 Washington (state) Seattle, WA 3,000 -

[edit] History

Yakutat Airport origins date from 1940 when Yakutat Army Airfield was constructed as part of the United States Army's long-range defense program for Alaska. During World War II the airfield was a key USAAF base during the Aleutian Campaign. It was used in combat by the 406th Bombardment Squadron (June–November 1942) (28th BG)

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for YAK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
  2. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=YAK&Airport_Name=Yakutat,%20AK:%20Yakutat%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2009) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2006-9-22: Selecting Alsek Air Service, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service at Cape Yakataga and Icy Bay, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $64,510 for the period of November 1, 2006, through October 31, 2008 (flying to/from Yakutat).
    • Order 2008-7-28: Selecting Alsek Air Service, Inc., to provide subsidized essential air service at Cape Yakataga and Icy Bay, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $78,000 for the period of November 1, 2008, through October 31, 2010 (flying to/from Yakutat).
  • Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
  • Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5

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