Alakanuk Airport
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| Alakanuk Airport | |||
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| IATA: AUK – ICAO: PAUK – FAA LID: AUK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Serves | Alakanuk, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||
| Coordinates | 62°40′48″N 164°39′36″W / 62.68°N 164.66°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 2,200 | 671 | Gravel/Dirt |
| Statistics | |||
| Enplanements (2007) | 3,527 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
Alakanuk Airport (IATA: AUK[3], ICAO: PAUK[4], FAA LID: AUK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Alakanuk, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,527 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 0.2% from the 3,518 enplanements in 2006.[2]
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[edit] Facilities
Alakanuk Airport has one runway (18/36) with a gravel and dirt surface measuring: 2,200 x 55 ft. (671 x 17 m).[1]
A new airport being built west of the city will replace the existing airport when completed.[5][6]
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Aero Flight (Emmonak, Kotlik, Nunam Iqua)
- Era Alaska
- Grant Aviation (Emmonak, Nunam Iqua)
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Emmonak, AK |
2,000 | Grant |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, AK |
1,000 | Grant |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for AUK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-07-31.
- ^ a b Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
- ^ AUK - Alakanuk, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 9 October 2006.
- ^ PAUK - Alakanuk Airport. AirNav.com. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
- ^ Alakanuk Airport Relocation. Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. 2005-06-20.
- ^ Annotated aerial photo of current and planned airports. WikiMapia. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=AUK&Airport_Name=Alakanuk,%20AK:%20Alakanuk%20New&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PAUK at AirNav
- Accident history for AUK at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart for AUK at SkyVector
