Skwentna Airport

Skwentna Airport

IATA: SKW – ICAO: PASW – FAA LID: SKW

Skwentna
Location of airport in Alaska

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Skwentna, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 148 ft / 45 m
Coordinates 61°57′55″N 151°11′29″W / 61.96528°N 151.19139°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 3,400 1,036 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 3,500

Skwentna Airport (IATA: SKW, ICAO: PASW, FAA LID: SKW) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Skwentna, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 496 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 64% from the 303 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Skwentna Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 148 feet (45 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a gravel surface measuring 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, an average of 291 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for SKW (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 18 December 2009.
  3. ↑ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

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