Ekwok Airport
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| IATA: KEK – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KEK | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ekwok, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 ft / 41 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°21′17″N 157°28′20″W / 59.35472°N 157.47222°WCoordinates: 59°21′17″N 157°28′20″W / 59.35472°N 157.47222°W | ||||||||||
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  KEK Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Ekwok Airport (IATA: KEK, FAA LID: KEK) is a state owned, public use airport serving Ekwok,[1] a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Merrill Field in Anchorage,AK is provided by Dena'ina air.[2]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 283 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 182 enplanements in 2009, and 284 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
Ekwok Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m).[1] The runway rebuilt and lengthened in 2005[1] prior to which its length was 2,720 feet (829 m).[6]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 2,200 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and locations
Dena'ina air offers service from Ekwok to Anchorage or milk run flights through neighboring village flights to Anchorage.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Master Record for KEK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). PenAir. October 21, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "Airport diagram for Ekwok (KEK)" (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration. December 25, 2003.
External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KEK
- AirNav airport information for KEK
- ASN accident history for KEK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEK