Fort Yukon Airport

Fort Yukon Airport
Summary
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 / 66.57250; -145.24639Coordinates: 66°34′21″N 145°14′47″W / 66.57250°N 145.24639°W / 66.57250; -145.24639
Map
FYU
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2015) 8,350
Based Aircraft (2017) 0
Passengers 12,479
Freight 1,586,000 lbs

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

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% multi-engine.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Ravn Connect
operated by Hageland Aviation 		Fairbanks[4]
Warbelow's Air Ventures Fairbanks[5]
Wright Air Service Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Venetie [6]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2016[2]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Warbelows
6,880(55.16%)
Wright
5,120(41.04%)
Hageland
430(3.45%)
Tatonduk
40(0.34%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[2]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Alaska Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport 5,550
2 Alaska Venetie, AK Venetie Airport 230
Alaska Chalkyitsik, AK Chalkyitsik Airport 230
4 Alaska Arctic Village, AK Arctic Village Airport 140
5 Alaska Birch Creek, AK Birch Creek Airport 70

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for FYU (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  3. ↑ FAA Location Identifiers (Order 7350.7Z): Alaskan ICAO Identifiers Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine., published 15 March 152007
  4. ↑ "Ravn Alaska Destinations". (retrieved May 11, 2017)
  5. ↑ "Warbelow's Flight Schedule". Warbelow's Air Ventures. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Schedule". Wright Air Service. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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