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AK76 East Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving 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, WINDSOCK IN FAIR CONDITION, MOUNTED ON SPRUCE TREE AND PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY OTHER TREES.
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 1500 x 10 ft. / 457 x 3 m
WIDTH OF PATH CUT THROUGH TREES 80 FT.
Surface: turf, in fair condition
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

- RY USED BY BEARS & ATV.
- CABIN AT AIRSTRIP MAINTINED BY US FOREST SERVICE.
- RY SAFETY AREA GROUND RISES AND FALLS OVER 12 INCHES; MAINTAIN CENTER LINE CONTROL.
- TURF RY SOFT & WET IN SPRING AND AFTER HEAVY RAINS.

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 02-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:5316:53
Sunrise08:4517:45
Sunset15:2100:21
Evening civil twilight16:1401:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Dec-2025 02:16:12
Local (UTC-9)  02-Dec-2025 17:16:12
 
METAR
PAYA 
45nm NW 		030153Z AUTO 08008KT 6SM -RA BR FEW011 OVC026 05/04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP163 P0004 T00500044 TSNO $
TAF
PAYA 
45nm NW 		022126Z 0221/0318 VRB04KT 4SM -RA BR SCT005 OVC025 FM030200 08007KT 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC015 FM030600 07008KT 4SM -RA BR FEW007 BKN020 OVC040 WS020/15030KT FM031300 08008KT 2SM -RA BR BKN004 OVC015 PROB30 0316/0318 1SM -RA BR OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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