Yakutat Airport

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The Yakutat Airport ( IATA code: YAK, ICAO code: PAYA ), English Yakutat Airport is a civilian airport 6 km southeast of Yakutat, Alaska.

History

The airport was opened in 1940, served at this time for military purposes. The Yakutat Army Airfield had so with the United States Army established a basis to protect Alaska during World War II can.

General

The Yakutat airport has two non- intersecting runways with the orientations of 11/29, and 2 /20, the first of these pathways allows for an ILS approach, ie a precision approach. It is also the only one that has a so-called VASI system. Between October and May increased caution should be exercised as the pistes can be quite icy due to the cold and snow. Statistics show that 26% of the airport by air taxi, 16% is used by local air traffic and only 4% by commercial aviation. Even militarily it is only 2%. The largest share assumes the general aviation. Alaska Airlines and the Alsek Air Service to use the airport for passenger flights to eg Seattle and Anchorage.