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Chefornak Airport

Chefornak, United States
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Routes out
3
Destinations
2
ICAO
PACK
Elevation
49 ft
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The Essence of Chefornak Airport

CYF
Location
Chefornak · AK · United States
Connectivity
3 routes · 2 destinations
Position
60.137°, -164.279° · 49 ft elev.
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Remote Alaska hub serving the Chefornak community.

Location
Chefornak, United States
Chefornak Airport (IATA: CYF, ICAO: PACK) is a small general aviation facility located in Chefornak, a remote Yup'ik Eskimo village in the Kusilvak Census Area of western Alaska. The airport serves as a vital lifeline for the community, which is not connected to the main road system and relies almost entirely on air transport for passengers, mail, and essential supplies. The airport features a single gravel runway and operates under visual flight rules typical of rural Alaskan bush airports. It plays a critical role in supporting the approximately 400 residents of Chefornak, providing access to medical services, commerce, and connectivity to larger regional hubs such as Bethel.
Terminals
The airport has no formal terminal building; passenger handling is minimal and characteristic of remote bush airports in Alaska.
Getting to & from
There is no road connection to Chefornak, making the airport the primary means of transport; local travel within the village is by foot, ATV, or snowmobile.
Airlines here
Regional bush carriers such as Ravn Alaska and similar small air taxi operators provide scheduled and charter service connecting Chefornak to Bethel and other nearby villages.
Notable facts
  • ›Chefornak is a federally recognized Yup'ik Eskimo community with no road access to the outside world.
  • ›The runway surface is gravel, typical of remote bush airports throughout rural Alaska.
  • ›The airport is critical for medical evacuations and delivery of essential goods.
  • ›Elevation is approximately 40 feet above mean sea level.
  • ›The airfield is owned and operated under the State of Alaska's rural airport system.
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Route map (2 destinations)

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Routes

CYF → BET4Y · CNA
CYF → BET7H · CNA
CYF → KPN7H · CNA

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Chefornak Airport
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Chefornak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in Chefornak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is on the Kinia River.

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Chefornak Airport

Airport in Alaska, United States

Chefornak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport in Chefornak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is on the Kinia River.

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