Akiachak Airport (IATA: KKI, ICAO: PFZK, FAA LID: Z13) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Akiachak, in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
Akiachak Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
Serves | Akiachak, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°54′22″N 161°25′37″W / 60.90611°N 161.42694°W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,607 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 44% from the 1,811 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Akiachak Airport has one runway designated 1/19 with a 3,300 by 60 ft (1,004 x 18 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2005, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month, all of which were air taxi.[1]
The state has plans to acquire 236 acres (0.96 km2) to relocate the airport and build a new 3,300-foot (1,000 m) runway.[3][4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Yute Commuter Service | Akiak, Bethel, Kwethluk, Tuluksak[5] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Yute Air | 3,160(69.99%)
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Hageland | 1,790(35.20%)
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Grant | 140(2.81%)
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Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers |
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1 | Bethel, AK | Bethel (BET) | 2,560 |
2 | Akiak, AK | Akiak (AKI) | 60 |
3 | Tuluksak, AK | Tuluksak (TLT) | 40 |
4 | Aniak, AK | Aniak (ANI) | 20 |
5 | Kwethluk, AK | Kwethluk (KWT) | 10 |