Eek Airport Explained

Eek Airport
Iata:EEK
Icao:PAEE
Faa:EEK
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:Eek, Alaska
Elevation-F:15
Elevation-M:5
Coordinates:60.2136°N -162.0439°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:EEK
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:3,242
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2012)
Stat1-Data:300
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:0
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:6,461
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:820,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2]
Source: Bureau of Transportation

Eek Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.

Facilities

Eek Airport has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,243 x 60 ft (988 x 18 m) gravel surface.

A federally funded project relocated the airport to a new location about two miles west of Eek.[3] [4] The former airport had a 1,400 by 35 ft runway and was located east of Eek at coordinates 60.2158°N -162.35°W.[5]

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 2016[6]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers! Carriers

1 Bethel, AKBethel Airportalign=right 2,440Yute, Grant, Hageland
2 Quinhagak, AKQuinhagak Airportalign=right 630Grant, Hageland
3 Tuntutuliak, AKTuntutuliak Airportalign=right 70Grant

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Notes and References

  1. , retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data
  3. http://notes5.state.ak.us/pn/pubnotic.nsf/53a2e6f2d0aafc648925672a00602f03/4796b0b55d33a94f89256bf10080aba2?OpenDocument Eek Airport Relocation, Stage 2
  4. http://www.osborne.cc/past_civil.html Completed Projects: Eek Airport Relocation
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20050119184641/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/EEK.gif Airport diagram
  6. Web site: Eek, AK: Eek (EEK) . . December 2016 . May 6, 2017 .