Akiak Airport
Encyclopedia
Akiak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
serving Akiak
, a city in the Bethel Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
According to Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 1,983 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2007, an increase of 34% from the 1,483 enplanements in 2006.
of 30 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
(3/21) with a gravel
surface measuring 3,196 by 75 feet (974 x 23 m). The runway was extended and widened from its former size of 1900 by.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Akiak
Akiak, Alaska
Akiak is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 309 at the 2000 census....
, a city in the Bethel Census Area
Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
According to Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, this airport had 1,983 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2007, an increase of 34% from the 1,483 enplanements in 2006.
Facilities
Akiak Airport covers an area of 59 acres (23.9 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 30 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(3/21) with a gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
surface measuring 3,196 by 75 feet (974 x 23 m). The runway was extended and widened from its former size of 1900 by.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
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