Kwethluk Airport
Encyclopedia
Kwethluk Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
located in Kwethluk
, a city in the Bethel Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 2,923 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006.
surfaced runway
(18/36) measuring 3,198 by 75 ft. (975 by 23 m).
The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W which had a 1,750 by 35 ft runway (6/24) and a 5,000 x 500 ft seaplane
landing area.
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 in Kwethluk
Kwethluk, Alaska
Kwethluk is a city in Bethel Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2000 census the population was 713.-Geography:...
, 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
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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 2,923 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006.
Facilities
Kwethluk Airport has one gravelGravel
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surfaced 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...
(18/36) measuring 3,198 by 75 ft. (975 by 23 m).
The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W which had a 1,750 by 35 ft runway (6/24) and a 5,000 x 500 ft 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.
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