Who flies there, and how much does it cost?

Yute Air, Grant Aviation, and Hageland.  Roundtrip ticket is about $220.00.

When you reach your site, how do you get from the airport to your home?

The school is right next to the airport.  Call the site administrator or the contact person before you arrive.

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Chefornak is located near a river about 5 miles inland from the Bering Sea. It is mostly lowland tundra with a few hills and an extinct volcano nearby that is called Tern Mountain.

What’s the weather like, and what is it like in August?

The weather will be in the 50’s when you arrive, and probably overcast and rainy. Expect blizzards from December through March - the temperature fluctuates from below teens to thirties not including windchill.

about 160 K-12 students.

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There is running water and flush toilets in the two duplex housing units and a teacher housing unit adjacent to the AVCP Headstart building. Everyone else packs their water and uses electric toilets. Garbage can be picked up for a low monthly fee. Laundry and shower facilities are provided at the school for certified teachers and their families. Each housing unit is supplied with water containers and a water distiller to make drinking water.

There are two stores. Weather permitting, fresh produce comes in when ordered. Teachers can order out frozen meat and other expensive goods.

Meat can be ordered from Mr. Prime Beef and Wayne’s in Anchorage. Dry goods may be ordered from Span Alaska, Fred Meyer, Sam’s Club, or K-Mart. Arrangements can be made to order goods from one of the stores from Bethel.

Personal items and medicines that you would need. Bring kitchen and household goods. Bring winter clothes, snow pants and a winter coat plus winter boots and rubber boots. 

Paul Abraham

PO Box 34,

Chefornak 99561

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