Dillingham Airport Explained

Dillingham Airport
Iata:DLG
Icao:PADL
Faa:DLG
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:Dillingham, Alaska
Elevation-F:81
Coordinates:59.0447°N -158.5056°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:DLG
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:6,400
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:50,892 (2015)
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:59
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:54,340
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:15,000,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Source: Bureau of Transportation

Dillingham Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Dillingham, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled passenger service is available at this airport.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 32,215 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 29,374 enplanements in 2009, and 42,927 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Dillingham Airport covers an area of 620 acres (251 ha) at an elevation of 81 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,400 by 150 feet (1,951 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2018, the airport had 50,892 aircraft operations, an average of 139 per day: 72% air taxi, 26% general aviation, and 3% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 52 single-engine, 6 multi-engine and 1 helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Top airlines at DLG (September 2021 - August 2022)

! Rank! Airline! Passengers! Percent of market share

align=right 1Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines)align=right 28,060align=right 48.08%
align=right 2Alaska Airlinesalign=right 15,820align=right 27.10%
align=right 3Grant Aviationalign=right 13,420align=right 23.00%
align=right 4align=right 870align=right 1.49%
align=right 5align=right 180align=right 0.32%
Top domestic destinations: September, 2021 – August, 2022[5]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers! Carriers

align=right 1 Anchorage, AKTed Stevens Anchorage International Airportalign=right 22,180Alaska
align=right 2 New Stuyahok, AKNew Stuyahok Airportalign=right 1,480Grant
align=right 3 Togiak, AKTogiak Airportalign=right 1,470Grant
align=right 4 King Salmon, AKKing Salmon Airportalign=right 900Alaska, Grant
align=right 5 Koliganek, AKKoliganek Airportalign=right 780Grant
align=right 6 Manokotak, AKManokotak Airportalign=right 770Grant
align=right 7 Ekwok, AKEkwok Airportalign=right 540Grant
align=right 8 Clark's Point, AKClarks Point Airportalign=right 320Grant
align=right 9 Twin Hills, AKTwin Hills Airportalign=right 290Grant
align=right 10 Bethel, AKBethel Airportalign=right 140Grant

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  4. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . 2012-09-27 .
  5. Web site: Akiak, AK: Akiak (AKI) . . August 2022 . Dec 2, 2022 .