Port Alsworth Airport (IATA: PTA, ICAO: PALJ, FAA LID: TPO) is a private-use airport serving Port Alsworth which is located in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,634 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2019, an increase of 52.87% from the 1,723 enplanements in 2018. [2]
Port Alsworth Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Glen Alsworth, Sr. | ||||||||||
Serves | Port Alsworth, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 280 ft / 85 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°12′16″N 154°19′08″W / 60.20444°N 154.31889°W | ||||||||||
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PTA Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned TPO by the FAA and PTA by the IATA.[3]
Port Alsworth Airport has one runway designated 6L/24R with a dirt and gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending September 5, 1984, the airport had 1,300 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per month: 81% air taxi and 19% general aviation. There are 25 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine and 7 multi-engine.[1]
It directly neighbors Wilder/Natwick Airport (ICAO: PAKX, FAA LID: 05K) which operates runway 6R/24L.[4]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Iliamna Air Taxi | Iliamna[5] |