Alsek River Airport (A57)

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Alsek River Airport (A57)
A57
Alsek River Airport (A57)
Yakutat, AK
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2013-12-12
Airport Identifier A57
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 138-27-03.6000W/59-11-57.1800N
-138.451000/59.199217 (Estimated)
Elevation 30 ft / 9.14 m (Estimated)
From nearest city 44 nautical miles SE of Yakutat, AK
Location Skagway-yakutat County, AK
Magnetic Variation 28E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner Usfs Tongass National Forest
Address Usfs Yakutat Ranger District, Po Box 327
Yakutat, AK 99689
Phone number 907-784-3359
Manager Lee Benson
Address Usfs Yakutat Ranger District, Po Box 327
Yakutat, AK 99689
Phone number 907-784-3359
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower No
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart Juneau
Region AAL - Alaska
Boundary ARTCC ZAN - Anchorage
Tie-in FSS JNU - Juneau
FSS on Airport No
FSS Phone 907-789-7380
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility JNU (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.900 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage TIE
Other services CARGO
Runway Information
Runway 07/25
Dimensions 1860 x 12 ft (567 x 4 m)
Surface TURF-F
07 25
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Nonstandard
*RY 07/25 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES.
 Nonstandard
Remarks
  • GULLY ON THLD RY 06 RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
  • RY UNEVEN ON BOTH SIDES WITH SEVERAL DIPS OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROL DURING LANDING AND TAKE-OFF.
  • ERRATIC WINDS OFF MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF RY.
  • WILDLIFE INVOF RY.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.