# Alsek River Airport (A57)

**Alsek River Airport** (FAA: A57) is a small airport in Yakutat, Alaska, United States. It opened in May 1965. It has one runway, 1,860 ft (567 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/a57

## At a glance

- FAA: A57
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Yakutat, Alaska, United States
- Opened: May 1965
- Elevation: 53 ft / 16 m
- Coordinates: 59.1992, -138.4473
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,860 ft / 567 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Yakutat
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsek_River_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4735785
- Ident: A57

## Timeline

- May 1965: Alsek River Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 1,860 ft / 567 m | 12 ft / 4 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,860 ft / 567 m | =25,929 of 29,858 | =12,766 in North America | =11,281 in US |
| Elevation | 53 ft / 16 m | =39,047 of 43,403 | =17,717 in North America | =14,655 in US |
| Age | Opened 1965 | =5,474 of 15,079 | =3,849 in North America | =3,767 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3AK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3ak.md) Dry Bay Airport · 2.8 mi / 4.5 km
- [A69](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a69.md) Tanis Mesa Airport · 4.0 mi / 6.5 km
- [AK76](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak76.md) East Alsek River Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.4 km
- [A67](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a67.md) Harlequin Lake Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [A68](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a68.md) Situk Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [YAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paya.md) Yakutat Airport · 48 mi / 77 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/a57/data