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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: 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

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 15-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight03:1411:14
Sunrise04:2612:26
Sunset22:1306:13
Evening civil twilight23:2507:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jul-2026 20:29:50
Local (UTC-8)  15-Jul-2026 12:29:50
 
METAR
PAYA 
42nm NW 		152012Z AUTO 12004KT 5SM BR SCT006 BKN014 OVC022 12/12 A3008 RMK AO2 T01220117 TSNO
TAF
PAYA 
42nm NW 		150537Z 1506/1606 12005KT P6SM SCT010 OVC025 TEMPO 1506/1508 4SM -RA BR BKN010 FM150800 10008KT 4SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 1508/1512 2SM -RA BR BKN008 FM151200 11006KT 4SM -RA BR FEW004 BKN008 OVC015 FM152100 23006KT 6SM BR SCT008 OVC015 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 1506/1510
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