Yakataga Airport is a small airport serving Yakataga, in Alaska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is CYT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- CYT
- ICAO code
- PACY
- City
- Yakataga
- State or region
- Alaska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.0810° N, 142.4945° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (12 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,326 m (4,350 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, CYT means Yakataga Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: PACY. ICAO codes that begin with P belong to the North Pacific, including Alaska and Hawaii. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.0810° N, 142.4945° W. It stands 4 metres (12 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Yakataga Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,326 metres (4,350 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 525.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,326 m 4,350 ft | 23 m | Grass | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| May Creek AirportMay Creek | MYK | 140 km |
| Merle K (Mudhole) Smith AirportCordova | CDV | 171 km |
| Yakutat AirportYakutat | YAK | 171 km |
| Valdez Pioneer FieldValdez | VDZ | 236 km |
| Tatitlek AirportTatitlek | TEK | 246 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,518 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,652 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,388 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,154 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 5,051 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,391 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,151 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,985 km | 7 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,068 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.