Airport
State airport about 3 miles southeast of town with daily Alaska Airlines jets to Juneau and Anchorage.
The state-owned airport is about 3 miles southeast of Yakutat, with a 7,732 ft asphalt runway (11/29) and a 6,475 ft concrete runway (02/20), an ILS, and 100LL and jet fuel. Alaska Airlines offers daily jet service to and from Juneau and Anchorage. Stove fuel cannot be carried on Alaska Airlines flights, but unleaded fuel, white gas, heating oil and kerosene are sold in town. Air taxis based at the airport fly to remote cabins, rivers and both national parks, and cars and trucks can be rented in Yakutat.
Last updated 2026-11-09
Public-use cabin
The second Middle Situk cabin on the Situk River, next to Eagle Cabin and the Situk airstrip.
6.3 mi
Public-use cabin
One of two Middle Situk cabins beside an airstrip, about 3 river miles below Nine Mile Bridge.
6.4 mi
Public-use cabin
Russell Fiord Wilderness cabin on the east shore of Situk Lake, reached by a 3.1-mile trail or floatplane.
13.5 mi
Public-use cabin
12 x 16 ft hunter-style cabin on a bluff above the braided Dangerous River, with a meat shed.
20.3 mi
Public-use cabin
A-frame on the coast about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, popular for coho fishing; fly in by air taxi.
22.0 mi
Fishing spot
Yakutat's famous steelhead, sockeye and coho river: a 13.5-mile float from Nine Mile Bridge to the ocean.
8.1 mi
Fishing spot
Remote coastal river about 30 miles southeast of Yakutat, known for fall coho; fly in to the Forest Service cabin.
22.0 mi
