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A57 · Alsek River Airport

FAA-LID · US

ID A57 Elev 30 ft Lat 59° 11.95' N Lon 138° 26.84' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,860 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 — 1,860 ft 12 ft TURF-F No —
24 — 1,860 ft 12 ft TURF-F No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·ERRATIC WINDS OFF MT RANGE E OF RWY.
  • ·UNEVEN BOTH SIDES; +12 IN DIPS.
  • ·MNTN CNTRLN CTR DURG LNDG & TKOFF.
  • ·THR GULLY; RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
  • ·SOFT & WET IN SPRING & AFT HVY RAIN.
  • ·THR MKD WITH YELLOW PIPES.
  • ·THR MKD WITH YELLOW PIPES.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Alsek River Airport is a public-use airport located 44 nautical miles (81 km) southeast of the central business district of Yakutat, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the USFS Tongass National Forest. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 507 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

AK75

Source: OurAirports community

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Clark Frederick Miller Ketchikan AK 318 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 338 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 341 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 344 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 344 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 344 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 344 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 344 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 344 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 344 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert William Hulsman Haines AK 92 nm
Brian Edward Staurseth Haines AK 92 nm
George Reed Campbell Haines AK 92 nm
Kelly Rodman Warren Gustavus AK 96 nm
Gary Lee Hisman Skagway AK 98 nm
Kelly Russell Healy Skagway AK 98 nm
Lynn Norris Bennett Juneau AK 134 nm
Marc Finkelstein Juneau AK 134 nm
Michael Bradley Sapp Juneau AK 134 nm
Robert Michael Rawson Juneau AK 134 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jack Olexa Yakutat AK 42 nm
David Fred Drumm Yakutat AK 42 nm
Shane Darwin Horton Haines AK 92 nm
Herbert Drake Olson Jr Haines AK 92 nm
Paul Norman Swanstrom Haines AK 92 nm
Jason Randal Hubbard Haines AK 92 nm
George Raymond Mccament Jr Haines AK 92 nm
David Anthony Werner Haines AK 92 nm
Marcus Rognlie Miller Haines AK 92 nm
Lohnn C Richey Haines AK 92 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 346 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 361 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 364 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 428 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 838 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 876 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 885 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 911 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 916 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 926 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.