| Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: UUK – ICAO: PAKU – FAA LID: UBW | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Owner | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | ||
| Location | Kuparuk, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 67 ft / 20 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 5/23 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2001) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 1,850 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (IATA: UUK, ICAO: PAKU, FAA LID: UBW) is a private-use airport located in Kuparuk, Alaska, United States. It is privately owned by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.[1] which operates the Kuparuk oil field.
Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 6,000 x 130 ft. (1,829 x 40 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 1,850 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport is assigned UBW by the FAA and UUK by the IATA.[2]
