Chevak Airport (IATA: VAK, ICAO: PAVA, FAA LID: VAK) 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.[1]
Chevak Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
Location | Chevak, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 75 ft / 23 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 61°32′27″N 165°36′03″W / 61.54083°N 165.60083°W | ||||||||||
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Facilities
editChevak Airport has one runway and one seaplane landing area:[1]
- 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 Condition
RY 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
editDimension: | 2000 x 400 ft / 609.6 x 121.9 m |
Surface: | WATER,
RY USED AS ROAD. FIRST 200 FT OF RY02 ROUGH. |
Runway 18W | Runway 36W | |
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Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
Radio Navigation Aids
editID | 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
editThis section needs to be updated.(January 2022) |
Airlines | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Bethel[2] |
Ryan Air | Bethel, Hooper Bay, Scammon Bay[3] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
editCarrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Hageland | |
Grant |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Bethel, AK | Bethel Airport | 4,870 | Grant, Hageland |
2 | Hooper Bay, AK | Hooper Bay Airport | 780 | Grant |
3 | Scammon Bay, AK | Scammon Bay Airport | 190 | |
4 | Newtok, AK | Newtok Airport | 70 | |
5 | St. Mary's, AK | St. Mary's Airport | 50 | |
6 | Chefornak, AK | Chefornak Airport | 10 | |
Platinum, AK | Platinum Airport | 10 | ||
Emmonak, AK | Emmonak Airport | 10 | ||
Unalakleet, AK | Unalakleet Airport | 10 | ||
Eek, AK | Eek Airport | 10 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for VAK PDF, January 5, 2017
- ^ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
- ^ "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Chevak, AK: Chevak (VAK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
External links
edit- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PAVA at AirNav
- Accident history for VAK at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for VAK at SkyVector