Chevak Airport
Encyclopedia
Chevak Airport is a public airport
located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district
of Chevak
, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. The airport is owned by the state.
and one seaplane
landing area:
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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 mile (1.6 km) north 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 Chevak
Chevak, Alaska
Chevak is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 765....
, 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
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...
. The airport is owned by the state.
Facilities
Chevak 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...
and one seaplane
Seaplane
A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft...
landing area:
- Runway 14/32: 2,680 x 50 ft. (817 x 15 m), Surface: GravelGravelGravel 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...
- Runway 18W/36W: 2,000 x 400 ft. (610 x 122 m), Surface: WaterWaterWater is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
Airlines and destinations
- Aero FlightAero FlightAero Flight GmbH & Co. Luftverkehrs-KG was an airline based in Oberursel , Germany. It operated and scheduled an international charter passenger service.-Code data:*IATA Code: GV*ICAO Code: ARF*Callsign: Aero Fox-History:...
(Bethel, Hooper Bay)
- Era Alaska (Hooper Bay)
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bethel, AKBethel Airport Bethel Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
4,000 | Grant, Hageland |
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....
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- Resources for this airport:
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