Koyukuk Airport

Koyukuk Airport
IATA: KYU – ICAO: PFKU – FAA LID: KYU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves	Koyukuk, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	149 ft / 45 m
Coordinates	64°52′33″N 157°43′50″W / 64.87583°N 157.73056°WCoordinates: 64°52′33″N 157°43′50″W / 64.87583°N 157.73056°W
Map
KYU Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 4,000 1,219 Gravel/Dirt
Statistics
Enplanements (2007) 1,018
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

Koyukuk Airport (IATA: KYU^[3], ICAO: PFKU^[4], FAA LID: KYU) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Koyukuk, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,018 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, a decrease of 22% from the 1,305 enplanements in 2006.^[2]

Facilities

Koyukuk Airport covers an area of 287 acres (116 ha) at an elevation of 149 feet (45 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway (6/24) with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m).^[1] The runway was extended and widened from its former size of 3,000 by 60 feet.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Airlines	Destinations
Frontier Flying Service	Galena [5]
Warbelow's Air Ventures	Galena, Nulato
Wright Air Service	Huslia [6]

References

1. FAA Airport Master Record for KYU (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-09-25.
2. Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
3. KYU: Koyukuk Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
4. PFKU: Koyukuk Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
5. "2007 Timetable" (PDF). Frontier Flying Service. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
6. "Flight Schedule". Wright Air Service. Retrieved June 15, 2012.

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Aeronautical chart for KYU at SkyVector