Ekwok Airport Explained

Ekwok Airport
Iata:KEK
Faa:KEK
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:Ekwok, Alaska
Elevation-F:135
Coordinates:59.3547°N -157.4722°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:KEK
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:3,319
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2016
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2013)
Stat1-Data:2,200
Stat2-Header:Based Aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:0
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:640
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:152,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Source: Bureau of Transportation

Ekwok Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ekwok, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Merrill Field in Anchorage, AK is provided by Dena'ina air.[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 283 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 182 enplanements in 2009, and 284 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Ekwok Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m). The runway rebuilt and lengthened in 2005 prior to which its length was 2720feet.[6]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 2,200 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Dena'ina Air Taxi offers service from Ekwok to Anchorage or milk run flights through neighboring village flights to Anchorage.

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[7]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers

align=right 1 Dillingham, AKDillingham Airportalign=right 280
align=right 2 New Stuyahok, AKNew Stuyahok Airportalign=right 20
align=right Koliganek, AKKoliganek Airportalign=right 20

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. Web site: Timetable . PDF . PenAir . October 21, 2011 . June 17, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  5. 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 .
  6. Web site: Airport diagram for Ekwok (KEK) . https://web.archive.org/web/20050119152345/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/KEK.gif . 2005-01-19 . dead . . Federal Aviation Administration . December 25, 2003 .
  7. Web site: Ekwok, AK: Ekwok (KEK) . . December 2016 . May 6, 2017 .

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