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PAVA

Chevak Airport
Chevak, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	VAK
Lat/Long:	61-32-27.0000N 165-36-03.2000W 61-32.450000N 165-36.053333W 61.5408333,-165.6008889 (estimated)
Elevation:	60.7 ft. / 19 m
Variation:	09E (2020)
From city:	1 mile N of CHEVAK, AK
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99563

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1973
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility:	VAK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - 122.8. ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white (unlighted land airport) NSTD FLASHING. ACTVT - CTAF

Airport Communications

CTAF:	123.0
UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P:	120.625 (907-600-3038)
WX AWOS-3P at HPB (16 nm W):	135.1 (907-621-7971)
WX AWOS-3P at SCM (18 nm N):	118.425 (907-600-3004)
WX AWOS-3 at CZF (19 nm NW):	PHONE 907-552-2869

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ANCHORAGE ARTCC ON FREQS 124.5 (CAPE ROMANZOF RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HPBr071/15.3		HOOPER BAY VOR/DME		115.20		13E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CAPE ROMANZOF		137/18.3		275		08E		CZF	-.-. --.. ..-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	3220 x 75 ft. / 981 x 23 m
Surface:	gravel, in fair condition FIRST 200 FT OF RWY 02 ROUGH.
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
Operational restrictions:	USED AS ROAD.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	61-32.229112N	61-32.672258N
Longitude:	165-36.355205W	165-35.751808W
Elevation:	47.6 ft.	59.3 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	024 magnetic, 033 true	204 magnetic, 213 true
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	ALASKA DOT&PF CENTRAL REGION PO BOX 196900 ANCHORAGE, AK 99519-6900 Phone 907-269-0749
Manager:	JOSEPH LARAUX 2016 AIRPORT ROAD BETHEL, AK 99559 Phone 907-543-2498 907-543-2498

Additional Remarks

-	EXP XWINDS.
-	RWY COND UNMNT; RCMND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE.
-	WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
-	BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02		download (232KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 20		download (266KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (172KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (405KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAHP - Hooper Bay Airport (16 nm W)
PACM - Scammon Bay Airport (18 nm N)
PACZ - Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport (19 nm NW)
POKA - Tununak Airport (59 nm S)
PAOO - Toksook Bay Airport (62 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	09:05	18:05
Sunrise	09:56	18:56
Sunset	17:37	02:37
Evening civil twilight	18:27	03:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2026 22:11:58
Local (UTC-9)	09-Nov-2026 13:11:58

METAR

PAVA	092156Z AUTO 01012KT 10SM OVC010 M03/M04 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP947 T10331044 FZRANO $
PAHP 16nm W	092156Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM OVC005 M04/M06 A2936 RMK AO2 CIG 004V008 SLP941 T10391056 FZRANO
PACM 18nm N	092156Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM OVC008 M04/M04 A2937 RMK AO2 SLP949 T10391044 FZRANO $
PACZ 19nm NW	092055Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN006 M06/M07 A2933 RMK AO2 SLP941 T10611068 57006;

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