Fort Yukon Airport is a state-owned public-use airport

Airport

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 located in the city of Fort Yukon

Fort Yukon, Alaska

As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 225 households, and 137 families residing in the city. The population density was 85.0 people per square mile . There were 317 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile...

 in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska

Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,588. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...

 of the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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Facilities and aircraft

Fort Yukon Airport covers an area of 261 acres (105.6 ha) and has one gravel runway

Runway

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 (3/21) measuring 5,810 x 150 ft (1,771 x 46 m).

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 8,350 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per day: 60% air taxi

Air taxi

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, 37% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 3% military. There are 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine and 15% multi-engine.

Airlines and non-stop destinations

• Arctic Circle Air (Fairbanks)
• Frontier Flying Service
  Frontier Flying Service
  Frontier Flying Service is an American airline headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services to Alaska bush communities, primarily north of Fairbanks, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and...
  
   (Fairbanks)
• Wright Air Service
  Wright Air Service
  Wright Air Service is an American airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It was established by Al Wright and started operations in 1967. It is based at the Fairbanks International Airport...
  
   (Arctic Village, Birch Creek, Fairbanks, Venetie)

Top Destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of FYU
(July 2010 - June 2011)

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport Fairbanks International Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Fairbanks, a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....	7,000	Arctic Circle, Frontier Flying
2	Venetie, AK Venetie Airport Venetie Airport is a public use airport located in Venetie, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is privately owned by the Venetie Tribal Government.- Facilities and aircraft :...	1,000	Wright

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF
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