Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) is a public-use, unattended field in interior Alaska served by a single gravel-dirt runway. Traffic seen at this airport reflects business aviation operations tracked by the FAA for 2025.
Runways
Fort Yukon Airport has one unpaved runway, 04/22, 5,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel and dirt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Fort Yukon Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 124 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Fort Yukon Airport recorded 1,536 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July, August and October. Business aviation traffic at PFYU is heavier from July through October, with April also showing a spike above the winter and early spring months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 199 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Fort Yukon Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
MALSF is activated on Runway 22. VASI serves Runway 04 and Runway 22. MIRL on Runway 04/22 is controlled via CTAF.
Departures commence at the displaced threshold.
Line of sight between the runway thresholds and the waterlane is not available. Monitor CTAF, especially before departure.
Runway condition is unmonitored. A visual inspection before landing is recommended.
Float plane operations do not cross Runway 04/22. The traffic pattern for Hospital Lake remains northwest of the airport.
Birds are present in the vicinity of a landfill a quarter mile northwest of the runway.
Snow removal operations monitor CTAF.
Weather observations are broadcast under the callsign Fort Yukon WX, available on CTAF or FM from 0700 to 1900.
A weather camera is available on the internet at the FAA weather cams website.
Taxiway C reflectors are 36 inches tall, unlighted, and closed during winter.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Fort Yukon Airport has one airfield within 38 NM. The closest is Venetie (PAVE), 37.26 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PFYU
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PFYU.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is customs clearance available at PFYU?
PFYU (Fort Yukon) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at PAFA, located approximately 124 nautical miles away, so operators requiring clearance must plan for that leg.
What runway does Fort Yukon Airport offer?
Fort Yukon Airport (PFYU) has a single runway, 04/22, measuring 5,000 feet by 100 feet with a gravel-dirt surface. There is no paved runway data on file for this field.
Does PFYU have an air traffic control tower or fuel service?
PFYU is a non-towered, unattended airport, so pilots operate on CTAF for traffic and lighting activation. No fuel type data is confirmed for Fort Yukon Airport in current records.