Alakanuk Airport
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| IATA: AUK – ICAO: PAUK – FAA LID: AUK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Alakanuk, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21.7 ft / 7 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°40′59″N 164°43′19.9″W / 62.68306°N 164.722194°WCoordinates: 62°40′59″N 164°43′19.9″W / 62.68306°N 164.722194°W | ||||||||||
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Alakanuk Airport (IATA: AUK[2], ICAO: PAUK[3], FAA LID: AUK) is a state owned, public use airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Alakanuk,[1] a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 4,015 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 3,302 enplanements in 2009, and 3,213 in 2010.[5] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).[6]
Facilities
Alakanuk Airport was moved to a new location in 2012;[7][8][9] previously, it was located southwest of the town, at an elevation of 10 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It had one runway designated 18/36 with a gravel and dirt surface measuring 2,200 by 55 feet (671 x 17 m).[10] The new airport is at an elevation of 21.7 feet (6.6 m) above mean sea level, and has one gravel runway designated 16/34 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 by 23 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ravn Alaska | St. Mary's, Bethel, Kotlik, Mountain Village |
| Grant Aviation | Emmonak, Sheldon Point |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
|---|---|
| Grant Aviation | 4,120(66.46%) |
| Hageland | 2,080(33.51%) |
| Arctic Transportation | 2(0.03%) |
| Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmonak, AK | Emmonak Airport (EMK) | 1,080 |
| 2 | St. Mary's, AK | St. Mary's Airport (KSM) | 920 |
| 3 | Bethel, AK | Bethel Airport (BET) | 630 |
| 4 | Sheldon Point, AK | Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) | 30 |
| 5 | Kotlik, AK | Kotlik Airport (KOT) | 20 |
| 6 | Mountain Village, AK | Mountain Village Airport (MOU) | 20 |
| 7 | Chevak, AK | Chevak Airport (VAK) | 10 |
| 8 | Scammon Bay, AK | Scammon Bay Airport (SCM) | 10 |
| 9 | Marshall, AK | Marshall Don Hunter Sr. Airport (MLL) | 10 |
| 10 | Stebbins, AK | Stebbins Airport (WBB) | <10 |
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for AUK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (AUK: Alakanuk)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ↑ "New Alakanuk Airport opens". The Tundra Drums 40 (15). October 18, 2012. p. 1.
- ↑ "Alakanuk Airport Relocation". Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. June 20, 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Annotated aerial photo of current and planned airports". WikiMapia. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for AUK Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 30, 2007.
- 1 2 "Alakanuk, AK: Alakanuk Airport (AUK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
External links
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
