# Chevak Airport (VAK / PAVA)

**Chevak Airport** (IATA: VAK, ICAO: PAVA) is a small airport in Chevak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1973. It has one runway, 3,220 ft (982 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 15 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: VAK / PAVA
- FAA: VAK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chevak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1973
- Elevation: 61 ft / 19 m
- Coordinates: 61.5409, -165.6005
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,220 ft / 982 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 15,009 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevak_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1707627
- Weather station: PAVA
- Ident: PAVA

## Timeline

- Aug 1973: Chevak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,220 ft / 982 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 033° / 213° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 19,438 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 17,618 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 15,467 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 16,974 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 16,042 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,450 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 9,509 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 12,260 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 12,226 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 14,564 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 15,009 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [HPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahp.md) Hooper Bay Airport · United States · 18 mi / 29 km · Ryan Air Services
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · United States · 21 mi / 34 km · Ryan Air Services
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 136 mi / 219 km · Grant Aviation, Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 3
- 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 | 15K (2025) | #2,543 of 3,974 | #606 in North America | #418 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,220 ft / 982 m | =14,738 of 29,858 | =5,802 in North America | =4,867 in US |
| Elevation | 61 ft / 19 m | =38,674 of 43,403 | =17,552 in North America | =14,546 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [HPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahp.md) Hooper Bay Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [CZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacz.md) Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [F02](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfme.md) Mertarvik Quarry Road Landing Strip · 62 mi / 99 km
- [WWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paew.md) Mertarvik Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [TNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ka.md) Tununak Airport · 68 mi / 110 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: “Chevak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chevak_Airport&oldid=1364479188), revision of 16 Jul 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/pava/data