Alsek River Airport

Small airfield

Alsek River Airport is a small airfield near Yakutat in Alaska, United States. The airport is located at 59.1992° / -138.4473° at an elevation of 9 m (30 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 567 m. The nearest airport is Dry Bay Airport, 4.5 km (3 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

Symbolic aviation imagery (AI-generated) – not a photo of this specific airport.

Map detail of Alsek River Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Alsek River Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
Local code	`A57`
Identifier	`A57`
Type	Small airfield
City	Yakutat
Region	Alaska
Country	United States
Coordinates	59.19918, -138.44729
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	59° 11′ 57.05″ N 138° 26′ 50.25″ W
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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