Airports / Alaska / YAK
Yakutat Airport
PAYA / YAKYakutat, AlaskaELEV 33 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
92 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yakataga Airport (CYT).
Overview
Yakutat Airport, listed as PAYA / YAK, is a mid-sized airport in Yakutat, Alaska. Field elevation is 33 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YAK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Yakataga Airport (CYT, 92 nm), Haines Airport (HNS, 127 nm), and Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV, 130 nm).
Trip costs from YAK 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 YAK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAYA
IATA
YAK
FAA / Local
YAK
Elevation
33 ft
Coordinates
59.5087° N · 139.6604° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 33 ft, YAK sits lower than 75% 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.
- 92nmCYTYakataga AirportYakataga
- 127nmHNSHaines AirportHaines
- 130nmELVElfin Cove Seaplane BaseElfin Cove
- 132nmSGYSkagway AirportSkagway
- 139nmGSTGustavus AirportGustavus
- 142nmMYKMay Creek AirportMay Creek
Location
Open the full mapPAYA · Yakutat Airport · Yakutat, AK
From the ramp
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