Tatitlek Airport

Tatitlek Airport
IATA: TEK – ICAO: PAKA – FAA LID: 7KA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves Tatitlek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 60°52′21″N 146°41′28″W / 60.87250°N 146.69111°W / 60.87250; -146.69111Coordinates: 60°52′21″N 146°41′28″W / 60.87250°N 146.69111°W / 60.87250; -146.69111
Map
7KA

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,701 1,128 Gravel
13W/31W 8,000 2,438 Water
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 2,350

Tatitlek Airport (IATA: TEK, ICAO: PAKA, FAA LID: 7KA) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Tatitlek,[1] in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft

Tatitlek Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 3,701 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). There is also a seaplane landing area designated 13W/31W which measures 8,000 by 4,000 feet (2,438 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,350 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per week: 53% air taxi and 47% general aviation.[1]

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Reeve Air Alaska Anchorage[3]

Service to Anchorage was previously provided by Arctic Circle Air.[4]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013[5]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Reeve
70(100%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013[5]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
2013 2012
1 Anchorage, AK Lake Hood Strip (DQL) 40 40
2 Chenega, AK Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) <10 <10
3 Anchorage, AK Anchorage International (ANC) <10 <10

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for 7KA (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "Reeve Air Alaska". Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Anchorage Schedule". Arctic Circle Air. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
  5. 1 2 "Tatitlek, AK: Tatitlek Airport (TEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2013-0030) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2013-2-22 (February 22, 2013): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy. Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., provided scheduled passenger service to Tatitlek through April of 2008 and terminated its service at that time without filing a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend that service. The carrier ceased all operations in August of 2010.
    • Order 2013-6-6 (June 7, 2013): re-soliciting proposals by June 20, 2013, from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy ... for one or two round trips per week, year round, at Tatitlek.
    • Order 2013-8-1 (August 2, 2013): selecting Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, with two nonstop round trips per week to Anchorage with Piper Navajo PA-31 aircraft for a two-year period for $93,080 annual subsidy. Tatitlek, Alaska: Docket 2013-0030. Effective Period: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015.
    • Order 2013-8-1 (August 23, 2013): adjusting the starting date for the inauguration of Essential Air Service by Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to September 2, 2013.

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