Galbraith Lake Airport Explained

Galbraith Lake Airport
Iata:GBH
Icao:PAGB
Faa:GBH
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF
City-Served:Galbraith Lake, Alaska
Elevation-F:2,663
Elevation-M:812
Coordinates:68.4797°N -149.49°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska#North America
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Galbraith Lake Airport
Pushpin Label:PAGB
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:5,182
R1-Length-M:1,579
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2008
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:361
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Galbraith Lake Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located at Galbraith Lake in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has an office at the airport.[2] The lake and airport are located west of the Dalton Highway and north of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System's Pump Station 4. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it was classified as a general aviation airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Galbraith Lake Airport has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 5,182 by 150 feet (1,579 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 10, 2008, the airport had 361 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per month: 49% air taxi, 44% general aviation, and 7% scheduled commercial.

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References

  1. , effective 2009-08-27.
  2. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=68.46632&lon=-149.4202423&z=13&l=0&m=b&v=8&show=/1774837/Galbraith-Lake-Airport Annotated aerial view of Galbraith Lake Airport
  3. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009–2013

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