Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport Explained

Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport
Iata:UUK
Icao:PAKU
Faa:UBW
Type:Private
Owner:ConocoPhillips
Location:Kuparuk, Alaska
Elevation-F:67
Elevation-M:20
Coordinates:70.3308°N -149.5975°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport
Pushpin Label:PAKU
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-F:6,551
R1-Length-M:1,997
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2001
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:1,850
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport is a private-use airport located in Kuparuk, Alaska, United States. It is privately owned by ConocoPhillips. which operates the Kuparuk oil field.

Facilities and aircraft

Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport currently has one runway designated 06/24 with an Asphalt (previously gravel) surface measuring 6551by. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 1,850 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport is assigned UBW by the FAA and UUK by the IATA.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. , effective 2007-10-25
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/UUK Great Circle Mapper: UUK / PAKU - Kuparuk, Alaska