| Umiat Airport | |
| Iata: | UMT |
| Icao: | PAUM |
| Faa: | UMT |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| City-Served: | Umiat, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 267 |
| Coordinates: | 69.3711°N -152.135°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | UMT |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 6/24 |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,583 |
| R1-Surface: | Gravel |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 200 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Umiat Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Umiat, in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The original runway was created by Seabees of Construction Battalion Detachment 1058 in 1945.[2] They built it to facilitate the resupply of their drilling operation at Umiat.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 197 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 569 in 2009, and 107 in 2010.[4]
Umiat Airport covers an area of 290 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 5,583 by 100 feet (1,702 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 200 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | ||||
| 1 | Deadhorse, AK | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | 20 | 20 | |
| 2 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fairbanks International (FAI) | <10 | <10 | |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 | |
