Akhiok Airport

Summary

Akhiok Airport (IATA: AKK, ICAO: PAKH, FAA LID: AKK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Akhiok, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Akhiok Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesAkhiok, Alaska
Elevation AMSL44 ft / 13 m
Coordinates56°56′19″N 154°10′57″W / 56.93861°N 154.18250°W / 56.93861; -154.18250
Map
AKK is located in Alaska
AKK
AKK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 3,120 951 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations1,600 (2013)
Based aircraft0
Passengers1,150
Freight115,000 lbs

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,220 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 1,356 enplanements in 2009, and 1,209 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]

Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program until the end of March 2010, after which Servant Air began providing subsidy-free service.

Facilities and aircraft edit

Akhiok Airport resides at an elevation of 44 feet (13 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 3,120 by 50 feet (951 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 1,600 aircraft operations, an average of 133 per month: 94% air taxi and 6% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Kodiak, Old Harbor[5]

Statistics edit

Carrier shares: January 2015 – December 2015[6]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Servant
850(74.1%)
Island
300(25.9%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2015[6]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Kodiak, AK Kodiak Airport (ADQ) 560
2 Old Harbor, AK Old Harbor Airport (OLH) 40
3 Larsen Bay, AK Larsen Bay Airport (KLN) 10

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AKK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 05, 2017.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  5. ^ "Schedules". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Akhiok, AK: Akhiok Airport (AKK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

Other sources edit

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2007-0020) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2008-2-10 (February 6, 2008): selecting Servant Air, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Akhiok, Alaska, for the two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates scheduled passenger service pursuant to this order, at an annual subsidy of $51,079 for service to Kodiak with 5-seat Piper PA-32R-300 aircraft.
    • Order 2010-2-15 (February 17, 2010): relying on Servant Air, Inc., to provide subsidy-free essential air service (EAS) at Akhiok and Karluk, Alaska, and terminating the carrier-selection case effective April 1, 2010, when the currently effective EAS contract at each community expires.

External links edit

  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map
  • Airport diagram from FAA Alaska Region
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for AKK, effective April 18, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for AKK
    • AirNav airport information for PAKH
    • ASN accident history for AKK
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for PAKH