Nuiqsut Airport
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| Nuiqsut Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: NUI – ICAO: PAQT – FAA LID: AQT | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | North Slope Borough | ||
| Serves | Nuiqsut, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 38 ft / 12 m | ||
| Coordinates | 70°12′36″N 151°00′20″W / 70.21000°N 151.00556°W | ||
| Map | |||
  PAQT | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 4,343 | 1,324 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 1,800 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Nuiqsut Airport (IATA: NUI, ICAO: PAQT, FAA LID: AQT) is a public use airport located in Nuiqsut,[1] a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by North Slope Borough.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AQT by the FAA[1] and NUI by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAQT.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Nuiqsut Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 4,343 by 90 feet (1,324 x 27 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,800 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 83% air taxi, 11% military and 6% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and non-stop destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Era Alaska | Barter Island/Kaktovik |
| Frontier Flying Service | Barrow, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay[4] |
| Hageland Aviation Services | Barrow, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay[5] |
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barrow, AK |
1,000 | Frontier Flying, Hageland |
| 2 | Deadhorse, AK |
1,000 | Frontier Flying, Hageland |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FAA Airport Master Record for AQT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ↑ "NUI / PAQT - Nuiqsut, Alaska". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
- ↑ "2007 Timetable" (PDF). Frontier Flying Service. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ "2007 Scheduled Flights" (PDF). Hageland Aviation Services. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=NUI&Airport_Name=Nuiqsut,%20AK:%20Nuiqsut%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AQT, effective February 6, 2014
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AQT
- AirNav airport information for PAQT
- ASN accident history for NUI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAQT
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AQT
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