# Fort Yukon Airport (FYU / PFYU) **Fort Yukon Airport** (IATA: FYU, ICAO: PFYU) is a medium airport in Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has one runway, 5,000 ft (1,524 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 13 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfyu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: FYU / PFYU - FAA: FYU - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Fort Yukon, Alaska, United States - Opened: Sep 1947 - Elevation: 447 ft / 136 m - Coordinates: 66.5717, -145.2500 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m - Instrument procedures: 3 approaches - Passengers: 12,907 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Yukon_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4492014 - Weather station: PFYU · WMO 70194 - Ident: PFYU ## Timeline - Sep 1947: Fort Yukon Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04/22 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 060° / 240° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 23,024 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 23,297 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 22,823 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 20,727 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 19,080 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 6,906 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 10,357 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 12,346 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 13,470 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 13,339 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 12,907 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · United States · 26 mi / 42 km · Wright Air Service - [CIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paci.md) Chalkyitsik Airport · United States · 42 mi / 67 km · Wright Air Service - [VEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pave.md) Venetie Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · Wright Air Service - [ARC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/parc.md) Arctic Village Airport · United States · 107 mi / 172 km · Wright Air Service - [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 142 mi / 229 km · Everts Air, Wright Air Service ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FYU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 5 - 5V [Everts Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 13K (2025) | #2,590 of 3,974 | #619 in North America | #428 in US | | Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US | | Elevation | 447 ft / 136 m | =28,135 of 43,403 | =13,342 in North America | =11,186 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AWOS | AWOS 3 | 125.800 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 135.000 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.500 | | FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 122.100 | | INFO | EIELSON RANGE CON | 125.300 | | MISC | TWEB | 114.400 | ## Nearby airports - [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · 26 mi / 42 km - [CIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paci.md) Chalkyitsik Airport · 42 mi / 67 km - [VEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pave.md) Venetie Airport · 43 mi / 69 km - [IRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacr.md) Circle City (New) Airport · 61 mi / 98 km - [WBQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawb.md) Beaver Airport · 61 mi / 99 km - [CEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pace.md) Central Airport · 70 mi / 113 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: “Fort Yukon Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Yukon_Airport&oldid=1365146021), revision of 20 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/pfyu/data