PAYA · Yakutat Airport

YAKUTAT, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,732

Longest ft · 11/29

59.51N

139.66W

Yakutat Airport serves Yakutat, Alaska at 33 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 7,732 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
11/29	7,732 × 150 ft	asphalt (good)	unlit
02/20	6,475 × 150 ft	concrete (fair)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 33 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	33 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,233 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,433 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,441 ft	2,914 ft	2,368 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 7,732 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAYA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAGS Gustavus Airport	139 nm SE	6,720 ft
PAJN Juneau International Airport	172 nm E	8,857 ft
PACV Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport	184 nm W	7,500 ft
PASI Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport	201 nm SE	7,200 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	219 nm NW	6,500 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	232 nm NW	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAYA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAYA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAYA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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