Airports / Alaska / CHU
Chuathbaluk Airport
CHUChuathbaluk, AlaskaELEV 244 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Aniak Airport (ANI) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Chuathbaluk Airport, listed as CHU, is a general aviation field in Chuathbaluk, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 244 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
CHU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Aniak Airport (ANI, 9 nm), Kalskag Airport (KLG, 32 nm), and Crooked Creek Airport (CKD, 35 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CHU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CHU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
9A3
IATA
CHU
FAA / Local
9A3
Elevation
244 ft
Coordinates
61.5791° N · 159.2160° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 244 ft, CHU sits higher than 64% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmANIAniak AirportAniak
- 32nmKLGKalskag AirportKalskag
- 35nmCKDCrooked Creek AirportCrooked Creek
- 40nmHCRHoly Cross AirportHoly Cross
- 55nmRDVRed Devil AirportRed Devil
- 57nmTLTTuluksak AirportTuluksak
Location
Open the full map9A3 · Chuathbaluk Airport · Chuathbaluk, AK