Alakanuk Airport

Alakanuk Airport
IATA: AUK – ICAO: PAUK – FAA LID: AUK
Summary
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°W / 62.68306; -164.722194Coordinates: 62°40′59″N 164°43′19.9″W / 62.68306°N 164.722194°W / 62.68306; -164.722194
Map
AUK

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,000 1,219 Gravel

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:

AirlinesDestinations
Era Alaska St. Mary's, Bethel, Kotlik, Mountain Village
Grant Aviation Emmonak, Sheldon Point

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013[11]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Grant Aviation
4,120(66.46%)
Hageland
2,080(33.51%)
Arctic Transportation
2(0.03%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013[11]
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. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for AUK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective January 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (AUK: Alakanuk)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "New Alakanuk Airport opens". The Tundra Drums 40 (15). October 18, 2012. p. 1.
  8. ↑ "Alakanuk Airport Relocation". Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. June 20, 2005. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Annotated aerial photo of current and planned airports". WikiMapia. Retrieved September 17, 2008.
  10. ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for AUK Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 30, 2007.
  11. 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.

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