Fort Yukon Airport

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.

Fort Yukon Airport
IATA: FYU ICAO: PFYU FAA LID: FYU
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
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
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Source: Bureau of Transportation[2]

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% Ryan.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines	Destinations
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

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	Fairbanks, AK	Fairbanks International Airport	5,450
3	Venetie, AK	Venetie Airport	230
2	Chalkyitsik, AK	Chalkyitsik Airport	300
4	Arctic Village, AK	Arctic Village Airport	110
5	Birch Creek, AK	Birch Creek Airport	110

See also

• List of airports in Alaska

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for FYU PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
2. "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.

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• FAA Terminal Procedures for FYU, effective January 23, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • Airport information for FYU at AirNav
  • Accident history for FYU at Aviation Safety Network
  • Airport Information and Live Flight Tracker for PFYU at FlightAware
  • Recent weather observations for PFYU at NOAA/NWS
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for FYU at SkyVector