Chevak Airport Explained
Chevak Airport |
Iata: | VAK |
Icao: | PAVA |
Faa: | VAK |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Location: | Chevak, Alaska |
Elevation-F: | 75 |
Elevation-M: | 23 |
Coordinates: | 61.5408°N -165.6008°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
Pushpin Label: | VAK |
R1-Number: | 2/20 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,220 |
R1-Length-M: | 981 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Stat-Year: | 2015 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
Stat2-Data: | 0 |
Stat3-Header: | Passengers |
Stat3-Data: | 12,115 |
Stat4-Header: | Freight |
Stat4-Data: | 1,912,000 lbs |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Chevak Airport is a publicly owned airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Chevak, a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.
Facilities
Chevak Airport has one runway and one seaplane landing area:
- Runway 14/32: 2,680 x 50 ft. (817 x 15 m), surface: gravel
- Runway 18W/36W: 2,000 x 400 ft. (610 x 122 m), surface: water
Dimension: | 3200 x 75 ft / 975.4 x 22.9 m |
Surface: | GRVL, Fair ConditionRY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH. |
Edge Lights: | Medium | |
| Runway 02 | Runway 20 |
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Longitude: | 165-36-21.2000W | 165-35-45.2212W |
Latitude: | 61-32-13.8312N | 61-32-40.2536N |
Elevation: | 35.00 ft | 47.00 ft |
Alignment: | 33 | 127 |
Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Crossing Height: | 25.00 ft | 25.00 ft |
VASI: | 4-light PAPI on left side | 4-light PAPI on left side |
Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.00° |
Runway End Identifier: | Yes | Yes | |
Runway 18W/36W
Dimension: | 2000 x 400 ft / 609.6 x 121.9 m |
Surface: | WATER,RY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH. | |
Radio Navigation Aids
ID | Type | Name | Ch | Freq | Var | Dist |
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CZF | NDB/DME | Cape Romanzof | 114Y | 275.00 | 13E | 18.3 nm |
HPB | VOR/DME | Hooper Bay | 099X | 115.20 | 13E | 15.4 nm | |
Airlines and destinations
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[2] Top destinations
! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers! Carriers
align=right | 1 | Bethel, AK | Bethel Airport | align=right | 4,870 | Grant, Hageland |
align=right | 2 | Hooper Bay, AK | Hooper Bay Airport | align=right | 780 | Grant |
align=right | 3 | Scammon Bay, AK | Scammon Bay Airport | align=right | 190 | |
align=right | 4 | Newtok, AK | Newtok Airport | align=right | 70 | |
align=right | 5 | St. Mary's, AK | St. Mary's Airport | align=right | 50 | |
align=right | 6 | Chefornak, AK | Chefornak Airport | align=right | 10 | |
align=right | | Platinum, AK | Platinum Airport | align=right | 10 | |
align=right | | Emmonak, AK | Emmonak Airport | align=right | 10 | |
align=right | | Unalakleet, AK | Unalakleet Airport | align=right | 10 | |
align=right | | Eek, AK | Eek Airport | align=right | 10 | | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- , January 5, 2017
- Web site: Chevak, AK: Chevak (VAK) . . December 2015 . January 15, 2017 .