False Pass Airport

Summary

False Pass Airport (IATA: KFP, ICAO: PAKF, FAA LID: KFP) is a state owned, public use airport in False Pass,[1] a city in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Cold Bay Airport and Akutan Airport is provided by Grant Aviation

False Pass Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesFalse Pass, Alaska
Elevation AMSL20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates54°50′51″N 163°24′37″W / 54.84750°N 163.41028°W / 54.84750; -163.41028
Map
KFP is located in Alaska
KFP
KFP
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 2,150 655 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2015)1,050
Based aircraft (2017)0
Passengers677
Freight57,000 lbs

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 505 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 482 enplanements in 2009, and 321 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities and aircraft edit

False Pass Airport covers 20 acres (8 ha) at an elevation of 20 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 13/31 with a gravel surface measuring 2,100 by 75 feet (640 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,050 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per month: 52% general aviation and 48% air taxi.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Cold Bay, King Cove[6]

Statistics edit

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[2]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1   Cold Bay, AK Cold Bay Airport 340
2   Akutan, AK Akutan Airport 10

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KFP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Akiak, AK: Akiak (AKI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)

External links edit

  • Airport diagram for False Pass (KFP) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • Airport information for PAKF at AirNav
    • Accident history for KFP at Aviation Safety Network
    • Aeronautical chart and airport information for KFP at SkyVector