Deadhorse Airport Explained

Deadhorse Airport
Nativename:Prudhoe Airport
Iata:SCC
Icao:PASC
Faa:SCC
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location:Deadhorse, Alaska
Elevation-F:64
Elevation-M:20
Coordinates:70.1947°N -148.4653°W
Pushpin Map:Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Deadhorse Airport
Pushpin Label:SCC
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:6,500
R1-Length-M:1,981
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:32,912
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:10
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:82,100
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:32,000,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Deadhorse Airport is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Deadhorse Airport covers 6506acres and has one 6,500 x 150 ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved runway (5/23).

Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single-engine aircraft, two multiengine aircraft and 5 helicopters.

For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% general aviation, 28% air taxi, 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.

Airlines and destinations

Source:[2] [3] Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. Wright Air Service, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, purchased Ravn's terminal and other assets and now operates across the North Slope out of that location.

The airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4 ft (20.5m).

Historical air service

Wien Air Alaska began serving the airport during the early 1970s with Boeing 737-200 jet service operated nonstop to both Anchorage and Fairbanks.[4] By 1984, Wien was operating direct, no change of plane 737 service to the lower 48 states in the U.S. on a daily basis with a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Fairbanks - Anchorage - Seattle - Oakland - Phoenix.[5] Western Airlines briefly served Prudhoe Bay during the early 1980s with nonstop jet service to Anchorage and was the only major U.S. air carrier at the time to directly serve the airport.[6] Alaska Airlines began serving Prudhoe Bay in December 1981 with Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage and Fairbanks.[7] In 1982, Alaska Airlines was operating a multi-stop 737 service on a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Anchorage - Cordova, AK - Yakutat, AK - Juneau - Sitka, AK - Seattle.[8] Also in 1982, Alaska Airlines and Continental Airlines were cooperating with daily no change of plane interchange jet service from the lower 48 states flying a routing of Tulsa - Wichita - Denver - Portland, OR - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay.[9] By 1985, MarkAir was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage, Fairbanks and Barrow, AK.[10]

Statistics

Top airlines at MRI (September 2021 - August 2022)

! Rank! Airline! Passengers! Percent of market share

align=right 1Alaska Airlinesalign=right 39,840align=right 74.35%
align=right 2Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines)align=right 9,340align=right 17.43%
align=right 3Wright Air Servicealign=right 4,320align=right 8.06%
align=right 4align=right 80align=right 0.16%
Top domestic destinations: September 2021 – August 2022[11]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers! Carriers

align=right 1 Anchorage, AKTed Stevens Anchorage International Airportalign=right 24,520Alaska
align=right 2 Nuiqsut, AKNuiqsut Airportalign=right 710Wright
align=right 3Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airportalign=right 580Wright
align=right 4 Fairbanks, AKFairbanks International Airportalign=right 540Wright
align=right 5 Kaktovik / Barter Island, AKBarter Island LRRS Airportalign=right 470Wright

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. , retrieved 2017-05-05
  2. Web site: Deadhorse Airport Improvements, Transportation & Public Facilities . 2024-05-22 . dot.alaska.gov.
  3. Web site: SCC Arrivals and Departures - Plane Finder .
  4. http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable
  5. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable
  6. http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map
  7. http://www.departedflights.com, Alaska Airlines 1981 Annual Report
  8. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 7, 1982 Alaska Airlines system timetable
  9. http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental Airlines/Texas International Airlines system timetable
  10. http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 15, 1985 MarkAir route map
  11. Web site: Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC) . . August 2022 . Dec 2, 2022 .