AirNav: A57 - Alsek River Airport

A57

Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	A57
Lat/Long:	59-11-56.8800N 138-26-45.1600W 59-11.948000N 138-26.752667W 59.1991333,-138.4458778 (estimated)
Elevation:	53 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	44 miles SE of YAKUTAT, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1965
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1860 x 12 ft. / 567 x 4 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition SOFT & WET IN SPRING & AFT HVY RAIN.
Runway edge markings:	THR MKD WITH YELLOW PIPES.
Operational restrictions:	UNEVEN BOTH SIDES; +12 IN DIPS. MNTN CNTRLN CTR DURG LNDG & TKOFF.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	16 ft. tree, 15 ft. from runway, 118 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear	41 ft. tree, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3359
Manager:	LEE BENSON USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3359

Additional Remarks

A30A-07	THR GULLY; RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
-	ERRATIC WINDS OFF MT RANGE E OF RWY.
-	WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAYA - Yakutat Airport (41 nm NW)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (97 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	03:09	11:09
Sunrise	04:22	12:22
Sunset	22:16	06:16
Evening civil twilight	23:30	07:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Jul-2026 23:10:41
Local (UTC-8)	13-Jul-2026 15:10:41

METAR

PAYA
42nm NW

132253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT022 BKN050 OVC090 14/09 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP248 T01390094 TSNO

TAF

PAYA
42nm NW

131727Z 1318/1418 07003KT P6SM SCT007 OVC050 TEMPO 1318/1322 2SM -RA BR OVC007 FM132200 14006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC025 FM140600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 OVC015 TEMPO 1409/1412 3SM BR BKN005 OVC010 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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