Koyukuk Airport
| Koyukuk Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: KYU – ICAO: PFKU – FAA LID: KYU | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Koyukuk, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 149 ft / 45 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°52′33″N 157°43′50″W / 64.87583°N 157.73056°WCoordinates: 64°52′33″N 157°43′50″W / 64.87583°N 157.73056°W | ||||||||||
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Koyukuk Airport (IATA: KYU[3], ICAO: PFKU[4], FAA LID: KYU) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Koyukuk, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,018 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, a decrease of 22% from the 1,305 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Facilities
Koyukuk Airport covers an area of 287 acres (116 ha) at an elevation of 149 feet (45 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway (6/24) with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).[1] The runway was extended and widened from its former size of 3,000 by 60 feet.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Frontier Flying Service | Galena [5] |
| Warbelow's Air Ventures | Galena, Nulato |
| Wright Air Service | Huslia [6] |
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for KYU (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
- 1 2 Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
- ↑ KYU: Koyukuk Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ PFKU: Koyukuk Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "2007 Timetable" (PDF). Frontier Flying Service. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
- ↑ "Flight Schedule". Wright Air Service. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Aeronautical chart for KYU at SkyVector
