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A57 Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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 -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: JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1860 x 12 ft. / 567 x 4 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
SOFT & WET DURING SPRING AND AFTER HEAVY RAINS.
Runway edge markings: RY 07/25 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Obstructions: 16 ft. tree, 15 ft. from runway, 118 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear41 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

- GULLY ON THLD RY 06 RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
- RY UNEVEN ON BOTH SIDES WITH SEVERAL DIPS OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROL DURING LANDING AND TAKE-OFF.
- ERRATIC WINDS OFF MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF RY.
- WILDLIFE INVOF RY.

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 01-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:3816:38
Sunrise08:2417:24
Sunset16:3101:31
Evening civil twilight17:1702:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Feb-2025 20:48:32
Local (UTC-9)  01-Feb-2025 11:48:32
 
METAR
PAYA 
42nm NW 		011953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M14 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10781144 TSNO
TAF
PAYA 
42nm NW 		011729Z 0118/0218 VRB05KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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