AirNav: A57 - Alsek River Airport

A57

Alsek River Airport
Yakutat, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	A57
Lat/Long:	59-11-56.8800N 138-26-45.1600W 59-11.948000N 138-26.752667W 59.1991333,-138.4458778 (estimated)
Elevation:	53 ft. / 16 m (estimated)
Variation:	28E (1985)
From city:	44 miles SE of YAKUTAT, AK
Time zone:	UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1965
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS:	JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
NOTAMs facility:	JNU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	1860 x 12 ft. / 567 x 4 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition SOFT & WET DURING SPRING AND AFTER HEAVY RAINS.
Runway edge markings:	RY 07/25 NSTD MKGS: THLD MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC PIPES.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	16 ft. tree, 15 ft. from runway, 118 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear	41 ft. tree, 90 ft. left and right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	USFS TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3359
Manager:	LEE BENSON USFS YAKUTAT RANGER DISTRICT, PO BOX 327 YAKUTAT, AK 99689 Phone 907-784-3359

Additional Remarks

-	GULLY ON THLD RY 06 RCMD TOUCH DOWN IN FRONT OF USFS CABIN.
-	RY UNEVEN ON BOTH SIDES WITH SEVERAL DIPS OVER 12 INCHES. MAINTAIN CENTERLINE CONTROL DURING LANDING AND TAKE-OFF.
-	ERRATIC WINDS OFF MOUNTAIN RANGE EAST OF RY.
-	WILDLIFE INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAYA - Yakutat Airport (41 nm NW)
PAGS - Gustavus Airport (97 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-9)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	08:07	17:07
Sunrise	09:01	18:01
Sunset	15:14	00:14
Evening civil twilight	16:08	01:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Dec-2025 00:48:41
Local (UTC-9)	12-Dec-2025 15:48:41

METAR

PAYA
42nm NW

130020Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM FEW028 OVC046 M06/M10 A3011 RMK AO2 T10611100 TSNO $

TAF

PAYA
42nm NW

130000Z 1300/1324 VRB02KT P6SM SCT035 OVC050 TEMPO 1300/1304 6SM -SN BKN025 OVC050 FM130500 09006KT P6SM BKN050 FM131200 07007KT P6SM FEW250 FM132100 07012KT P6SM BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND

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