Chefornak Airport

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Chefornak Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves Chefornak, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 40 ft / 12 m
Coordinates 60°08′57″N164°17′08″W / 60.14917°N 164.28556°W / 60.14917; -164.28556
Map
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CYF
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/343,230985Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations4,150 (2012)
Based aircraft0
Passengers9,013
Freight983,000 lbs

Chefornak Airport( IATA : CYF, ICAO : PACK, FAA LID : CFK) is a state-owned public-use airport in Chefornak, [1] a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is on the Kinia River.

Contents

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is assigned CFK by the FAA [1] and CYF by the IATA. [2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PACK. [3]

Facilities

Chefornak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,500 by 28 feet (762 x 9 m). [1]

A new airstrip has been built further out from the village due to concerns with the current airstrip being near the school and pedestrian traffic; however, the runway must settle for several years before it is ready to be used.

Airlines and destinations

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Plane landing at CYF
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel [4]
Yute Commuter Service Bethel, Kipnuk [5]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2015 [6]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
5,320(55.45%)
Yute Air
2,950(30.74%)
Grant
1,330(13.81%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015 [6]
RankCityAirportPassengers
1 Flag of Alaska.svg Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 3,190
2 Flag of Alaska.svg Toksook Bay, AK Toksook Bay Airport 670
3 Flag of Alaska.svg Kipnuk, AK Kipnuk Airport 260
4 Flag of Alaska.svg Nightmute, AK Nightmute Airport 260
5 Flag of Alaska.svg Tununak, AK Tununak Airport 100
6 Flag of Alaska.svg Kwigillingok, AK Kwigillingok Airport 100
7 Flag of Alaska.svg Tuntutuliak, AK Tuntutuliak Airport 70
8 Flag of Alaska.svg Newtok, AK Newtok Airport 60
9 Flag of Alaska.svg Kongiganak, AK Kongiganak Airport 20
10 Flag of Alaska.svg Nunapitchuk, AK Nunapitchuk Airport 20

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for CFK PDF , effective January 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: CYF / PACK - Chefornak, Alaska
  3. ↑ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Grant Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  5. ↑ "Yute Bethel schedule". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-12. (retrieved Sep 12, 2022)
  6. 1 2 "Chefornak, AK: Chefornak (CYF)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.


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