Alsek River Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: A57
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	USFS Tongass National Forest
Serves	Yakutat, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	59°11′57″N 138°27′04″W / 59.19917°N 138.45111°W / 59.19917; -138.45111
Map
A57 Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 1,860 567 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 200
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Alsek River Airport (FAA LID: A57) is a public-use airport located 44 nautical miles (81 km) southeast of the central business district of Yakutat, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by the USFS Tongass National Forest.^[1] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 507 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Alsek River Airport has one runway designated 6/24 with a turf surface measuring 1,860 by 12 feet (567 x 4 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 200 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.^[1]