Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
| Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport | |||
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| IATA: GAL – ICAO: PAGA – FAA LID: GAL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||
| Location | Galena, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 153 ft / 47 m | ||
| Coordinates | 64°44′10″N 156°56′15″W / 64.73611°N 156.9375°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 7,249 | 2,209 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 6/24 | 2,786 | 849 | Gravel |
| Statistics | |||
| Based aircraft | 13 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (IATA: GAL, ICAO: PAGA, FAA LID: GAL) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Galena, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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[edit] Facilities
Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport covers an area of 1,250 acres (510 ha) which contains two runways: 7/25 with an asphalt/concrete pavement measuring 7,249 by 150 feet (2,209 x 46 m) and 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 2,786 by 80 feet (849 x 24 m).[1]
The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear (see picture, ski jump at 07 end) at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
[edit] Airlines and non-stop destinations
- Arctic Circle Air (Fairbanks) [2]
- Everts Air
- Era Alaska Aviation (Anchorage, Fairbanks, Huslia, Kaltag, Koyukuk, Nulato, Ruby)[3]
- Warbelow's Air Ventures
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fairbanks, AK |
7,000 | Arctic Circle, Era Alaska |
| 2 | Nulato, AK |
2,000 | Era Alaska |
| 3 | Kaltag, AK |
1,000 | Era Alaska |
[edit] Military use
Galena Airport was used as a transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
Galena Air Force Base was also used by the USAF during the Cold War as an interceptor base for aircraft patrolling the western areas of Alaska. It was closed in 1993, however the military airfield is maintained by a private contractor as a weather/emergency diversion airfield since Regular Air Force fighter-interceptor alert operations ended
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for GAL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
- ^ Fairbanks Schedule. Arctic Circle Air. 24 April 2006.
- ^ 2007 Timetable (PDF). Frontier Flying Service. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=GAL&Airport_Name=Galena,%20AK:%20Galena%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
www.flyera.com
[edit] External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram for Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL) (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (GAL), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAGA
- ASN accident history for GAL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAGA
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GAL
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