# Koyukuk Airport (KYU / PFKU)

**Koyukuk Airport** (IATA: KYU, ICAO: PFKU) is a small airport in Koyukuk, Alaska, United States. It opened in Nov 1949. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KYU / PFKU
- FAA: KYU
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Koyukuk, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Nov 1949
- Elevation: 149 ft / 45 m
- Coordinates: 64.8761, -157.7270
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 3,044 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koyukuk_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3734883
- Weather station: PANU
- Ident: PFKU

## Timeline

- Nov 1949: Koyukuk Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 079° / 259° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 4,140 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 3,984 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,248 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 3,898 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,049 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,871 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,481 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 2,569 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,771 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,170 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,044 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · United States · 14 mi / 23 km · Wright Air Service
- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · United States · 25 mi / 41 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 290 mi / 466 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,059 of 3,974 | #816 in North America | #590 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 149 ft / 45 m | =35,363 of 43,403 | =16,079 in North America | =13,502 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [KKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1kc.md) Kalakaket Creek AS Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · 67 mi / 108 km
- [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · 69 mi / 112 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: “Koyukuk Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Koyukuk_Airport&oldid=1365906077), revision of 25 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/pfku/data