Airport
Tyonek Airport (TYE)
Tyonek Airport is the small private-use airstrip serving the Native Village of Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet, about 43 miles southwest of Anchorage. Most onward travel continues by prearranged charter flights, boat, or local ground transport within the village.
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Luggage
About Tyonek Airport
Tyonek Airport (TYE) is a private-use airport serving the Dena'ina Athabascan village of Tyonek on the west side of Cook Inlet. Located one nautical mile northeast of the village in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, it provides the community's main aviation link in a region with no road connection to Alaska's highway system.
Activated in 1951 and owned by the Village of Tyonek, the airport operates a single gravel runway, 18/36, measuring 3,000 by 90 feet with low-intensity edge lighting. It handles general aviation and charter flights rather than scheduled commercial airline service, has no control tower, and offers no published instrument approaches; pilots fly under visual flight rules and must obtain permission before landing.
Tyonek lies about 43 miles southwest of Anchorage across Cook Inlet and is reachable only by small plane or boat. Because the airport is about one mile from the village, arriving passengers can quickly reach local destinations by prearranged ground transport within Tyonek, while onward regional travel generally continues by air or water.
As a remote community airstrip, Tyonek Airport has limited passenger infrastructure: there is no fuel service, terminal building, or public lounge. Travelers should arrange charter or private flight logistics in advance and use Anchorage or Kenai as connection points for commercial flights and rental cars.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Tyonek Airport is a small private-use airstrip without a commercial passenger terminal. General aviation and charter flights use a single gravel runway, and access is by prior arrangement with the Village of Tyonek.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Tyonek Airport
Transfers
Arrange private transfers between Tyonek Airport and local village destinations for passengers arriving by charter or private aircraft.
Hourly Chauffeur
Book a chauffeur by the hour for flexible travel within the Tyonek area for village meetings, site visits, and short local trips.
Car Rental
Rental cars are not based at Tyonek Airport; most travelers pick up vehicles in Anchorage or Kenai and continue to the Cook Inlet region by air or boat.
Bus & Group Transfers
Organize group vehicles for teams arriving at Tyonek Airport by charter flight or boat, with transport between the airstrip and village locations.
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