| Ekwok Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| View from north, prior to extension of runway | |||
| IATA: KEK – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KEK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Serves | Ekwok, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 ft / 41 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 3,300 | 1,006 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 2,200 | ||
| Enplanements (2008) | 267 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
Ekwok Airport (IATA: KEK, FAA LID: KEK) is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Ekwok,[1] a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 267 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 6% from the 285 enplanements in 2007.[2] Ekwok Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[4]
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Ekwok Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m).[1] The runway rebuilt and lengthened in 2005[1] prior to which its length was 2,720 feet (829 m).[5]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 2,200 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation.[1]
