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AK76 East Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AK76
Lat/Long: 59-07-34.6250N 138-24-31.7950W
59-07.577083N 138-24.529917W
59.1262847,-138.4088319
(estimated)
Elevation: 39 ft. / 12 m (estimated)
Variation: 28E (1985)
From city: 49 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: YAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, FAIR COND; TREE MOUNTED & PARTIALLY OBSC.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 1500 x 10 ft. / 457 x 3 m
TREE PATH CUT 80 FT.
Surface: turf, in fair condition
SOFT IN SPRING OR DURG HVY RAIN.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 59-07.503333N59-07.650833N
Longitude: 138-24.721500W138-24.338333W
Elevation: 34.0 ft.39.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 100 ft. left and right of centerline37 ft. trees, 58 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: NATL PARK SERVICE
GLACIER BAY NATL PARK, PO BOX 137
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3295
Manager: NATL PARK SERVICE
GLACIER BAY NATL PARK, PO BOX 137
YAKUTAT, AK 99689
Phone 907-784-3295

Additional Remarks

- BEAR & ATVS INVOF RWY.
- CABIN FOREST SVC MNTND.
- RWY SAFETY AREA SFC RISES & FALLS +12 IN; MNTN CNTRLN CTL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AK76.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAYA - Yakutat Airport (44 nm NW)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (94 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1815:18
Sunrise08:0016:00
Sunset17:5801:58
Evening civil twilight18:3902:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Oct-2026 10:07:24
Local (UTC-8)  18-Oct-2026 02:07:24
 
METAR
PAYA 
45nm NW 		180953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA FEW022 OVC037 06/06 A2971 RMK AO2 RAB14 SLP062 P0002 T00610061 TSNO $
TAF
PAYA 
45nm NW 		180537Z 1806/1906 02010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 TEMPO 1806/1809 2SM BR BKN008 FM181200 12004KT P6SM -SHRA FEW015 BKN025 FM190000 19007KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 PROB30 1900/1906 -RA AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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