AirNav: AK76 - East Alsek River Airport

AK76

East Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 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 -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, 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:	59-07.503333N	59-07.650833N
Longitude:	138-24.721500W	138-24.338333W
Elevation:	34.0 ft.	39.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. trees, 100 ft. left and right of centerline	37 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 13-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:21	13:21
Sunrise	06:06	14:06
Sunset	20:23	04:23
Evening civil twilight	21:07	05:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Apr-2025 07:13:13
Local (UTC-8)	13-Apr-2025 23:13:13

METAR

PAYA
45nm NW

140653Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM FEW028 SCT060 OVC075 06/M01 A2983 RMK AO2 RAB13E24 SLP100 P0000 T00611006 TSNO $

TAF

PAYA
45nm NW

140525Z 1406/1506 19015G30KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 TEMPO 1406/1408 5SM -SHRA BKN025 FM140900 15012G25KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 FM141500 12016G26KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC025 WS020/14035KT AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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