# Chefornak Airport (CYF / PACK)

**Chefornak Airport** (IATA: CYF, ICAO: PACK) is a small airport in Chefornak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1974. It has one runway, 3,230 ft (985 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 10 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CYF / PACK
- FAA: CFK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chefornak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1974
- Elevation: 54 ft / 16 m
- Coordinates: 60.1367, -164.2792
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,230 ft / 985 m
- Passengers: 10,144 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chefornak_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708562
- Weather station: PAKI
- Ident: PACK

## Timeline

- Jun 1974: Chefornak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,230 ft / 985 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 177° / 357° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 15,382 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 14,125 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,645 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 11,379 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 11,904 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,552 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,931 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 8,748 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 8,563 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,824 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 10,144 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [KPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paki.md) Kipnuk Airport · United States · 17 mi / 27 km · Yute Commuter Service
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 94 mi / 152 km · Yute Commuter Service, Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CYF, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- K2 [Yute Commuter Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yute-commuter-service) · 2
- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 10K (2025) | #2,684 of 3,974 | #654 in North America | #458 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,230 ft / 985 m | =14,721 of 29,858 | =5,787 in North America | =4,852 in US |
| Elevation | 54 ft / 16 m | #39,046 of 43,403 | #17,716 in North America | #14,654 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paki.md) Kipnuk Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [NME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagt.md) Nightmute Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [OOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paoo.md) Toksook Bay Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [KWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagg.md) Kwigillingok Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [TNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ka.md) Tununak Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [WWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paew.md) Mertarvik Airport · 47 mi / 76 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (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)
- [Wikipedia: “Chefornak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chefornak_Airport&oldid=1369598000), revision of 15 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/pack/data