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.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport is assigned CFK by the FAA and CYF by the IATA.Great Circle Mapper: CYF / PACK - Chefornak, Alaska The airport's ICAO identifier is PACK.
Facilities Chefornak Airport has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,500 by 28 feet (762 x 9 m).
A new airstrip has been built further out from the village due to concerns with the current airstrip being near the school and pedestrian traffic but however, the runway must settle for several years before it is ready to be used.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
+ Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015 Rank City Airport Passengers 1 Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 3,190 2 Toksook Bay, AK Toksook Bay Airport 670 3 Kipnuk, AK Kipnuk Airport 260 4 Nightmute, AK Nightmute Airport 260 5 Tununak, AK Tununak Airport 100 6 Kwigillingok, AK Kwigillingok Airport 100 7 Tuntutuliak, AK Tuntutuliak Airport 70 8 Newtok, AK Newtok Airport 60 9 Kongiganak, AK Kongiganak Airport 20 10 Nunapitchuk, AK Nunapitchuk Airport 20
See also List of airports in Alaska
References
External links Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF) Resources for this airport:
Accident history for CYF at Aviation Safety Network