Valdez Airport Explained

Valdez Airport
Nativename:Pioneer Field
Iata:VDZ
Icao:PAVD
Faa:VDZ
Type:Public
Operator:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
City-Served:Valdez, Alaska
Elevation-F:128
Elevation-M:39
Coordinates:61.1339°N -146.2483°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Label:VDZ
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:6,500
R1-Length-M:1,981
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2021
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:10,300
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:35
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Valdez Airport,[2] also known as Pioneer Field, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Valdez, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Facilities and aircraft

Valdez Airport covers an area of 836acres at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measures 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 10,300 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 37% air taxi, 53% general aviation, 5% commercial, and 5% military. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 25 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 7 helicopter and 2 ultralight.

Airlines and destinations

Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service provided by Alaska Airlines during the mid-1970s. The Alaska Airlines system timetable dated February 1, 1975 lists a Boeing 727-100 flight nonstop to Anchorage. Era Aviation served the airport during the 1980s with Convair 580 and de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops.

Accidents near VDZ

See also

References

  1. , effective 2023-08-10
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/VDZ Great Circle Mapper: VDZ/PAVD - Valdez, Alaska

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