Where is YAK airport?

YAK is a medium-sized airport in Yakutat, Alaska, United States, at 59.5087, -139.6604, 10 m above sea level.

What time zone is YAK in?

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

How many passengers use YAK?

47,321 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Yakutat Airport opened in 1940.

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YAK — Yakutat Airport

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Medium-sized airport in Yakutat, United States.

IATA code: YAK
ICAO code: PAYA
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 47,321; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 6; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Yakutat
Elevation: 10 m; 33 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,357 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with Y

About YAK

Yakutat Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yakutat, United States. It opened in 1940 and is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 47,321 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 6 nonstop routes from YAK.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from YAK

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
YAK → JNU	Juneau, United States	320 km	26,517
YAK → CDV	Cordova, United States	342 km	19,911
YAK → SEA	Seattle, United States	1,758 km	541
YAK → ANC	Anchorage, United States	599 km	263
YAK → KTN	Ketchikan, United States	664 km	61
YAK → WRG	Wrangell, United States	547 km	28

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 YAK

AS Alaska Airlines · 1,405 flights

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

Punctuality

Departures on time: 83.8%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 3.6%
Departures counted: 724; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
CYT	Yakataga Airport	Cape Yakataga, United States	171 km
HNS	Haines Airport	Haines, United States	236 km
SGY	Skagway Airport	Skagway, United States	245 km
GST	Gustavus Airport	Gustavus, United States	257 km
MYK	May Creek Airport	May Creek, United States	262 km

Distance from YAK to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
YAK → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,165 km	—
YAK → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	10,510 km	—
YAK → CDG	Paris, France	7,497 km	—
YAK → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,526 km	—
YAK → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,783 km	—
YAK → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,203 km	—
YAK → JFK	New York, United States	4,912 km	—
YAK → ATL	Atlanta, United States	4,911 km	—
YAK → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,241 km	—
YAK → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	11,326 km	—
YAK → HND	Tokyo, Japan	6,167 km	—
YAK → DOH	Doha, Qatar	10,552 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
11/29	2,357 m	46 m	Asphalt	No
02/20	1,974 m	46 m	Concrete	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Yakutat, Alaska, United States · 59.5087, -139.6604

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Questions

Yakutat Airport has the IATA code YAK and the ICAO code PAYA. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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