Tatitlek Airport Explained

Tatitlek Airport
Iata:	TEK
Icao:	PAKA
Faa:	7KA
Type:	Public
Owner:	Alaska DOT&PF – Northern Region
City-Served:	Tatitlek, Alaska
Elevation-F:	62
Elevation-M:	19
Coordinates:	60.8725°N -146.6911°W
Pushpin Map:	USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:	250
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:	TEK
Pushpin Label Position:	left
R1-Number:	12/30
R1-Length-F:	3,701
R1-Length-M:	1,128
R1-Surface:	Gravel
R2-Number:	13W/31W
R2-Length-F:	8,000
R2-Length-M:	2,438
R2-Surface:	Water
Stat-Year:	2010
Stat1-Header:	Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:	2,350
Footnotes:	Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Tatitlek Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving Tatitlek, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft

Tatitlek Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 3,701 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). There is also a seaplane landing area designated 13W/31W which measures 8,000 by 4,000 feet (2,438 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,350 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per week: 53% air taxi and 47% general aviation.

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Service to Anchorage was previously provided by Arctic Circle Air^[3] and Reeve Air Alaska.^[4]

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013^[5]
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	Passengers
Rank	City	Airport name & IATA code	2013	2012
1	Anchorage, AK	Lake Hood Strip (DQL)	40	40
2	Chenega, AK	Chenega Bay Airport (NCN)	<10	<10
3	Anchorage, AK	Anchorage International (ANC)	<10	<10

References

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2013-0030) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2013-2-22 (February 22, 2013): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy. Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., provided scheduled passenger service to Tatitlek through April 2008 and terminated its service at that time without filing a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend that service. The carrier ceased all operations in August 2010.
- Order 2013-6-6 (June 7, 2013): re-soliciting proposals by June 20, 2013, from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy ... for one or two round trips per week, year round, at Tatitlek.
- Order 2013-8-1 (August 2, 2013): selecting Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, with two nonstop round trips per week to Anchorage with Piper Navajo PA-31 aircraft for a two-year period for $93,080 annual subsidy. Tatitlek, Alaska: Docket 2013-0030. effective Period: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015.
- Order 2013-8-1 (August 23, 2013): adjusting the starting date for the inauguration of Essential Air Service by Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to September 2, 2013.

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:

Notes and References

. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .
Web site: Anchorage Schedule . Arctic Circle Air . April 24, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060517193729/http://www.arcticcircleair.com/ANC%20Schedule.htm . May 17, 2006.
Web site: Reeve Air Alaska . June 26, 2014.
Web site: Tatitlek, AK: Tatitlek Airport (TEK) . . December 2013 . June 26, 2014 .