Chevak Airport

Chevak Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
LocationChevak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates61°32′27″N 165°36′03″W / 61.54083°N 165.60083°W / 61.54083; -165.60083
Map
VAK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,220 981 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Based aircraft0
Passengers12,115
Freight1,912,000 lbs

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]

Facilities

Chevak 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
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.

Runway 18W Runway 36W
Traffic Pattern: Left Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
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

    AirlinesDestinations
    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

    Carrier shares: January – December 2015[4]
    Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
    Hageland
    8,140(67.22%)
    Grant
    3,970(32.78%)
    Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[4]

    Top destinations
    Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
    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

    References

    1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for VAK PDF, January 5, 2017
    2. ^ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
    3. ^ "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
    4. ^ 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.


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