Fort Yukon Airport
, published 15 March 152007 is a state-owned public-use airport
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located in the city of Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon (''Gwichyaa Zheh'' in Gwich'in) is a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska, straddling the Arctic Circle. The population, predominantly Gwich'in Alaska Natives, was 583 at the 2010 census, down from 595 ...
,U.S. state
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of Alaska
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Facilities and aircraft
Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of and has one gravel runway
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(3/21) measuring 5,810 x 150 ft (1,771 x 46 m).air taxi
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, 37% general aviation
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and 3% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine and 15% multi-engine.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline
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s offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram
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Fort Yukon, Alaska