Yakutat Airport

Yakutat Airport
IATA: YAK – ICAO: PAYA – FAA LID: YAK 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]

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]

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.

Top Destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of YAK
(July 2010 - June 2011) ^[2]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Juneau, AK	4,000	Alaska
2	Anchorage, AK	3,000	-
2	Seattle, WA	3,000	-

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)

See also

• Alaska World War II Army Airfields

References

	United States Air Force portal
	Military of the United States portal
	World War II portal

 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

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• FAA Terminal Procedures for YAK, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PAYA
  • ASN accident history for YAK
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAYA
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAYA
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for YAK