# Fort Yukon Airport (FYU)

> Fort Yukon, US · IATA: FYU · ICAO: PFYU · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `FYU` |
| ICAO | `PFYU` |
| City | Fort Yukon |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 132 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 66.57165, -145.24999 |

## Description

Gwichyaa Zhee, "house on the flats," is the Gwich'in name for Fort Yukon — Alaska's largest Gwich'in community, sitting where the Porcupine joins the Yukon River, 13 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Fort Yukon Airport (IATA: FYU, ICAO: PFYU) is its lifeline: Wright Air Service and Warbelow's fly several daily rotations from Fairbanks, Bypass Mail keeps the village store stocked, and summer barges deliver fuel and bulk goods — no road comes anywhere near. The settlement began in 1847 as the Hudson's Bay Company's westernmost fur-trading post, and the village still holds Alaska's all-time heat record alongside winters below minus 50.

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