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Chevak Airport

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Chevak Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
LocationChevak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates61°32′27″N 165°36′03″W / 61.54083°N 165.60083°W / 61.54083; -165.60083
Map
VAK is located in Alaska
VAK
VAK
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,220 981 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Based aircraft0
Passengers12,115
Freight1,912,000 lbs

Chevak Airport (IATA: VAK, ICAO: PAVA, FAA LID: VAK) is a publicly owned airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Chevak, a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.[1]

Facilities

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Chevak Airport has one runway and one seaplane landing area:[1]

  • Runway 14/32: 2,680 x 50 ft. (817 x 15 m), surface: gravel
  • Runway 18W/36W: 2,000 x 400 ft. (610 x 122 m), surface: water
Dimension: 3200 x 75 ft / 975.4 x 22.9 m
Surface: GRVL, Fair Condition

RY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH.

Edge Lights: Medium
Runway 02 Runway 20
Longitude: 165-36-21.2000W 165-35-45.2212W
Latitude: 61-32-13.8312N 61-32-40.2536N
Elevation: 35.00 ft 47.00 ft
Alignment: 33 127
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Crossing Height: 25.00 ft 25.00 ft
VASI: 4-light PAPI on left side 4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle: 3.00° 3.00°
Runway End Identifier: Yes Yes

Runway 18W/36W

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Dimension: 2000 x 400 ft / 609.6 x 121.9 m
Surface: WATER,

RY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH.

Runway 18W Runway 36W
Traffic Pattern: Left Left

Radio Navigation Aids

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ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
CZF NDB/DME Cape Romanzof 114Y 275.00 13E 18.3 nm
HPB VOR/DME Hooper Bay 099X 115.20 13E 15.4 nm

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel[2]
Ryan Air Bethel, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay[3]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

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Carrier shares: January – December 2015[4]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
8,140(67.22%)
Grant
3,970(32.78%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[4]

Top destinations

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Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 4,870 Grant, Hageland
2 Alaska Hooper Bay, AK Hooper Bay Airport 780 Grant
3 Alaska Scammon Bay, AK Scammon Bay Airport 190
4 Alaska Newtok, AK Newtok Airport 70
5 Alaska St. Mary's, AK St. Mary's Airport 50
6 Alaska Chefornak, AK Chefornak Airport 10
Alaska Platinum, AK Platinum Airport 10
Alaska Emmonak, AK Emmonak Airport 10
Alaska Unalakleet, AK Unalakleet Airport 10
Alaska Eek, AK Eek Airport 10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for VAK PDF, January 5, 2017
  2. ^ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  3. ^ "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Chevak, AK: Chevak (VAK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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