Fort Yukon Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Fort Yukon, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 438 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°34′21″N 145°14′47″W / 66.57250°N 145.24639°W | ||||||||||
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Fort Yukon Airport (IATA: FYU, ICAO: PFYU, FAA LID: FYU)[3] is a state-owned public-use airport located in the city of Fort Yukon,[1] in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of 261 acres (106 ha) and has one gravel runway (3/21) measuring 5,810 x 150 ft (1,771 x 46 m).[1]
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,350 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 60% air taxi, 37% general aviation and 3% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine and 15% Ryan.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Everts Air | Fairbanks[4] |
| Wright Air Service | Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Chalkyitsik, Fairbanks, Venetie[5] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
[edit]| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Warbelows | |
| Wright | |
| Hageland | |
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| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Fairbanks, AK
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Fairbanks International Airport | 5,450 |
| 3 | Venetie, AK
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Venetie Airport | 230 |
| 2 | Chalkyitsik, AK
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Chalkyitsik Airport | 300 |
| 4 | Arctic Village, AK
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Arctic Village Airport | 110 |
| 5 | Birch Creek, AK
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Birch Creek Airport | 110 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FYU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Fort Yukon, AK: Fort Yukon(FYU)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ FAA Location Identifiers (Order 7350.7Z): Alaskan ICAO Identifiers Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, published 15 March 152007
- ^ "Passenger Schedules". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
External links
[edit]- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for FYU, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
