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Fort Yukon Airport

Coordinates: 66°34′21″N 145°14′47″W / 66.57250°N 145.24639°W / 66.57250; -145.24639
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Fort Yukon Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesFort Yukon, Alaska
Elevation AMSL438 ft / 134 m
Coordinates66°34′21″N 145°14′47″W / 66.57250°N 145.24639°W / 66.57250; -145.24639
Map
FYU is located in Alaska
FYU
FYU
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2015)8,350
Based aircraft (2017)0
Passengers12,479
Freight1,586,000 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

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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

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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Everts AirFairbanks[4]
Wright Air ServiceArctic 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

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Carrier shares: May 2019 – April 2020 [2]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Warbelows
670(5.33%)
Wright
11,430(91.19%)
Hageland
290(2.32%)
Tatonduk
15(1.16%)
Top domestic destinations: May 2019 - April 2020 [2]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Alaska Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport 5,450
3 Alaska Venetie, AK Venetie Airport 230
2 Alaska Chalkyitsik, AK Chalkyitsik Airport 300
4 Alaska Arctic Village, AK Arctic Village Airport 110
5 Alaska Birch Creek, AK Birch Creek Airport 110

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for FYU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ FAA Location Identifiers (Order 7350.7Z): Alaskan ICAO Identifiers Archived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, published 15 March 152007
  4. ^ "Passenger Schedules". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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