Brevig Mission Airport Explained

Brevig Mission Airport
Iata:KTS
Icao:PFKT
Faa:KTS
Type:Public
Owner:Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
City-Served:Brevig Mission, Alaska
Elevation-F:35
Elevation-M:11
Coordinates:65.3314°N -166.4658°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:KTS
R1-Number:12/30
R1-Length-F:2,990
R1-Length-M:914
R1-Surface:Gravel/dirt
R2-Number:4/22
R2-Length-F:2,110
R2-Length-M:643
R2-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:0 (2014)
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:0
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:4,279
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:784,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Brevig Mission Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Brevig Mission, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,696 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, a decrease of 14% from the 3,152 enplanements in 2006.[2]

Facilities

Brevig Mission Airport covers an area of 344acres at an elevation of 38 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has two gravel surfaced runways: 11/29 is 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m); 4/22 is 2,110 by 75 feet (643 x 23 m).

Airlines and destinations

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[3]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers

1 Nome, AKNome Airportalign=right 2,050
2 Shishmaref, AKShishmaref Airportalign=right 140
3 Wales, AKWales Airportalign=right 50
4 Teller, AKTeller Airportalign=right 40

See also

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Notes and References

  1. , effective January 5, 2017
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data
  3. Web site: Brevig Mission, AK: Brevig Mission (KTS) . . December 2015 . January 14, 2017 .