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PAVA · Chevak Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID PAVA Elev 75 ft Lat 61° 32.45' N Lon 165° 36.03' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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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: 3,220 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 033° 3,220 ft 75 ft GRVL-G No —
20 213° 3,220 ft 75 ft GRVL-G 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 · 3 matched · 2 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 02 & 20 - CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - 122.8

  • 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

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·RWY COND UNMNT; RCMND VISUAL INSP PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·FIRST 200 FT OF RWY 02 ROUGH.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · VAK

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-03-12 Cessna 208B · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2002-06-30 Cessna 207 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1999-04-11 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · IMC · day →
1999-01-12 Cessna 207 · Other · IMC · dawn →
1997-02-22 Cessna 207 · Under/overshoot · IMC · day →
1995-03-29 Cessna 206G · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1991-10-26 De Havilland DHC-6 · Other · day →
1990-03-29 de Havilland DHC-6 · Other · day →

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
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 425 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 425 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 454 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 460 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 460 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 460 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 461 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 469 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 469 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 469 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
Patrick David Mclean Hooper Bay AK 15 nm
Kevin Warren O'Bleness Bethel AK 119 nm
Jeffrey Allan Venes Bethel AK 119 nm
Justin James Essian Bethel AK 119 nm
Daniel Christian Rush Bethel AK 119 nm
Danielle Elise Lowrey Bethel AK 119 nm
David William Olson Nome AK 178 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 178 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 178 nm
Benjamin Stratton Rowe Nome AK 178 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
Thurman Francis Xavier Matchian Chevak AK 1 nm
Patrick David Mclean Hooper Bay AK 15 nm
Christopher Noel Smith Hooper Bay AK 15 nm
Noel John Joseph Tall Hooper Bay AK 15 nm
Lloyd A Alexie Mountain Village AK 63 nm
Charles David Rodgers Sr Bethel AK 119 nm
Nathan Michael Dehaan Bethel AK 119 nm
Edward Joseph Bartnicki Bethel AK 119 nm
Thomas Daniel Ratledge Bethel AK 119 nm
Kevin Bryan Schmitt Bethel AK 119 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 449 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 452 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 471 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 518 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1620 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1660 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1668 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1687 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1694 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1702 nm

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