Airports / Alaska / VAK
Chevak Airport
PAVA / VAKChevak, AlaskaELEV 75 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hooper Bay Airport (HPB) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Chevak Airport (PAVA / VAK) is a general aviation field serving Chevak, Alaska. Field elevation is 75 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list VAK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Hooper Bay Airport (HPB, 16 nm), Scammon Bay Airport (SCM, 18 nm), and Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport (CZF, 19 nm).
Trip costs from VAK are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VAK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAVA
IATA
VAK
FAA / Local
VAK
Elevation
75 ft
Coordinates
61.5409° N · 165.6005° 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 75 ft, VAK sits lower than 60% 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.
- 16nmHPBHooper Bay AirportHooper Bay
- 18nmSCMScammon Bay AirportScammon Bay
- 19nmCZFCape Romanzof LRRS AirportCape Romanzof
- 54nmWWTMertarvik AirportMertarvik
- 59nmTNKTununak AirportTununak
- 62nmOOKToksook Bay AirportToksook Bay
Location
Open the full mapPAVA · Chevak Airport · Chevak, AK
From the ramp
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