Atka Airport (IATA: AKB, ICAO: PAAK, FAA LID: AKA, formerly 40A) is a state-owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the central business district of Atka,[1] a city on Atka Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled commercial airline passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Atka Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Atka, Alaska | ||||||||||
Location | Atka Island | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 57 ft / 17 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°13′14″N 174°12′22″W / 52.22056°N 174.20611°W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the airport had 321 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 406 enplanements in 2009, and 322 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]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AKA by the FAA[1] and AKB by the IATA.[5] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAAK.[6]
Atka Airport covers an area of 226 acres (91 ha) at an elevation of 57 feet (17 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,500 by 100 feet (1,372 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 550 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per month: 54.5% air taxi and 45.5% scheduled commercial.[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Unalaska/Dutch Harbor |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Grant | 350(100.00%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, AK | Unalaska Airport (DUT) | 170 |