Airports / Alaska / KYU
Koyukuk Airport
PFKU / KYUKoyukuk, AlaskaELEV 149 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#24 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nulato Airport (NUL) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Koyukuk Airport (PFKU / KYU) is a general aviation field serving Koyukuk, Alaska. Field elevation is 149 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KYU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nulato Airport (NUL, 13 nm), Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL, 22 nm), and Kaltag Airport (KAL, 42 nm).
Trip costs from KYU 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 KYU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PFKU
IATA
KYU
FAA / Local
KYU
Elevation
149 ft
Coordinates
64.8761° N · 157.7270° 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 149 ft, KYU sits higher than 56% 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.
- 13nmNULNulato AirportNulato
- 22nmGALEdward G. Pitka Sr AirportGalena
- 42nmKALKaltag AirportKaltag
- 58nmRBYRuby AirportRuby
- 60nmHSLHuslia AirportHuslia
- 87nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
Location
Open the full mapPFKU · Koyukuk Airport · Koyukuk, AK
From the ramp
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