Chevak Airport

Chevak Airport (IATA: VAK, ICAO: PAVA, FAA LID: VAK) is a public 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
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
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

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

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Hooper Bay[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

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for VAK PDF, January 5, 2017
  2. "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved January 15, 2017)
  3. "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. "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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