Where is CYF airport?

CYF is a small airport in Chefornak, Alaska, United States, at 60.1367, -164.2792, 15 m above sea level.

What time zone is CYF in?

CYF is in the America/Nome time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use CYF?

8,783 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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CYF — Chefornak Airport

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Small airport in Chefornak, United States.

IATA code: CYF
ICAO code: PACK
Size: small; OurAirports class
Passengers: 8,783; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 13; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Nome
Elevation: 15 m; 49 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 985 m

Local time now: —

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About CYF

Chefornak Airport is a small airport serving Chefornak, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 8,783 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 13 nonstop routes from CYF.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from CYF

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CYF → BET	Bethel, United States	152 km	5,753
CYF → KPN	Kipnuk, United States	27 km	2,604
CYF → OOK	Toksook Bay, United States	63 km	124
CYF → WTL	Tuntutuliak, United States	93 km	77
CYF → TNK	Tununak, United States	72 km	64
CYF → KKH	Kongiganak, United States	80 km	61
CYF → NME	Nightmute, United States	44 km	56
CYF → KWK	Kwigillingok, United States	68 km	33
CYF → WWT	Newtok, United States	76 km	4
CYF → EEK	Eek, United States	124 km	3
CYF → SXP	Nunam Iqua, United States	267 km	2
CYF → KWN	Quinhagak, United States	143 km	1
CYF → MYU	Mekoryuk, United States	113 km	1

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at CYF

GV Grant Aviation · 2,430 flights
K2 Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service · 787 flights
7S Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation · 226 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
KPN	Kipnuk Airport	Kipnuk, United States	27 km
NME	Nightmute Airport	Nightmute, United States	44 km
OOK	Toksook Bay Airport	Toksook Bay, United States	63 km
KWK	Kwigillingok Airport	Kwigillingok, United States	68 km
TNK	Tununak Airport	Tununak, United States	72 km
WWT	Mertarvik Airport	Newtok, United States	76 km
KKH	Kongiganak Airport	Kongiganak, United States	80 km
WTL	Tuntutuliak Airport	Tuntutuliak, United States	93 km
MYU	Mekoryuk Airport	Mekoryuk, United States	113 km
EEK	Eek Airport	Eek, United States	124 km
KUK	Kasigluk Airport	Kasigluk, United States	126 km
NUP	Nunapitchuk Airport	Nunapitchuk, United States	132 km

Distance from CYF to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CYF → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,545 km	—
CYF → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,879 km	—
CYF → CDG	Paris, France	7,846 km	—
CYF → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,774 km	—
CYF → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,701 km	—
CYF → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,499 km	—
CYF → JFK	New York, United States	6,226 km	—
CYF → ATL	Atlanta, United States	6,285 km	—
CYF → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,397 km	—
CYF → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	9,973 km	—
CYF → HND	Tokyo, Japan	4,793 km	—
CYF → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,992 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16/34	985 m	18 m	Gravel	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Chefornak, Alaska, United States · 60.1367, -164.2792

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Questions

Chefornak Airport has the IATA code CYF and the ICAO code PACK. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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