Alakanuk Airport
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Alakanuk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district
of Alakanuk
, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 3,527 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2007, an increase of 0.2% from the 3,518 enplanements in 2006.
(18/36) with a gravel and dirt surface measuring: 2,200 x 55 ft. (671 x 17 m).
A new airport being built west of the city will replace the existing airport when completed.
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...
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Alakanuk
Alakanuk, Alaska
Alakanuk is a 2nd-class city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the Unorganized Borough in the western part of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city was 652....
, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area
Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
Wade Hampton Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,028. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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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...
.
As per 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 3,527 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2007, an increase of 0.2% from the 3,518 enplanements in 2006.
Facilities
Alakanuk Airport has one runwayRunway
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...
(18/36) with a gravel and dirt surface measuring: 2,200 x 55 ft. (671 x 17 m).
A new airport being built west of the city will replace the existing airport when completed.
Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Aero Flight (Emmonak, Kotlik, Nunam Iqua)
- Era Alaska
- Grant AviationGrant AviationGrant Aviation is a regional airline that serves the state of Alaska. The airline was formed in 1971 as Delta Air Services based out of Emmonak...
(Emmonak, Nunam Iqua)
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Emmonak, AKEmmonak Airport Emmonak Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Emmonak, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned ENM by the FAA and EMK by the IATA... |
2,000 | Grant |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, AK St. Mary's Airport (Alaska) St. Mary's Airport is a public airport located four miles west of the central business district of St. Mary's, in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities - Northern... |
1,000 | Grant |
External links
- Alaska FAA 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....
) - Resources for this airport:
