Deadhorse Airport

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Deadhorse Airport

Prudhoe Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Location Deadhorse, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates 70°11′41″N148°27′55″W / 70.19472°N 148.46528°W / 70.19472; -148.46528
Map
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SCC
Location of Deadhorse Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
6/246,5001,981Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations32,912
Based aircraft10
Passengers82,100
Freight32,000,000 lbs
Diagram of Deadhorse Airport. US FAA image. DeadhorseAirport.png
Diagram of Deadhorse Airport. US FAA image.

Deadhorse Airport( IATA : SCC, ICAO : PASC, FAA LID : SCC) is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.

Contents

The airport from a 737 aircraft Deadhorse AK Airport.jpg
The airport from a 737 aircraft

Facilities and aircraft

Deadhorse Airport covers 6,506 acres (2,633 ha) and has one 6,500 x 150 ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved runway (5/23). [1]

Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single-engine aircraft, two multiengine aircraft and 5 helicopters.

For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% general aviation, 28% air taxi, 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military. [1]

Airlines and destinations [2] [3]

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage [4] [5]
Wright Air Service Fairbanks [6] , Kaktovik/Barter Island [7] , Nuiqsut, Utqiagvik [8] [9]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. Wright Air Service, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, purchased Ravn's terminal and other assets and now operates across the North Slope out of that location.

The airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4 ft (20.5m).

Historical air service

Wien Air Alaska began serving the airport during the early 1970s with Boeing 737-200 jet service operated nonstop to both Anchorage and Fairbanks. [10] By 1984, Wien was operating direct, no change of plane 737 service to the lower 48 states in the U.S. on a daily basis with a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Fairbanks - Anchorage - Seattle - Oakland - Phoenix. [11] Western Airlines briefly served Prudhoe Bay during the early 1980s with nonstop jet service to Anchorage and was the only major U.S. air carrier at the time to directly serve the airport. [12] Alaska Airlines began serving Prudhoe Bay in December 1981 with Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage and Fairbanks. [13] In 1982, Alaska Airlines was operating a multi-stop 737 service on a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Anchorage - Cordova, AK - Yakutat, AK - Juneau - Sitka, AK - Seattle. [14] Also in 1982, Alaska Airlines and Continental Airlines were cooperating with daily no change of plane interchange jet service from the lower 48 states flying a routing of Tulsa - Wichita - Denver - Portland, OR - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay. [15] By 1985, MarkAir was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage, Fairbanks and Barrow, AK. [16]

Statistics

Top airlines at MRI (September 2021 - August 2022) [17]
RankAirlinePassengersPercent of market share
1 Alaska Airlines 39,84074.35%
2 Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines)9,34017.43%
3 Wright Air Service 4,3208.06%
4 70 North 800.16%
Top domestic destinations: September 2021 – August 2022 [17]
RankCityAirportPassengersCarriers
1 Flag of Alaska.svg Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport 24,520Alaska
2 Flag of Alaska.svg Nuiqsut, AK Nuiqsut Airport 710Wright
3 Flag of Alaska.svg Utqiaġvik, AK Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport 580Wright
4 Flag of Alaska.svg Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport 540Wright
5 Flag of Alaska.svg Kaktovik / Barter Island, AK Barter Island LRRS Airport 470Wright

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for SCC PDF , retrieved 2017-05-05
  2. ↑ "Deadhorse Airport Improvements, Transportation & Public Facilities". dot.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ↑ "SCC Arrivals and Departures - Plane Finder".
  4. ↑ Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ Retrieved May 22, 2024
  6. ↑ Retrieved May 22, 2024
  7. ↑ Retrieved May 22, 2024
  8. ↑ Wright Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ Retrieved May 22, 2024
  10. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable
  11. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable
  12. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map
  13. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Alaska Airlines 1981 Annual Report
  14. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 7, 1982 Alaska Airlines system timetable
  15. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental Airlines/Texas International Airlines system timetable
  16. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 15, 1985 MarkAir route map
  17. 1 2 "Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. August 2022. Retrieved Dec 2, 2022.
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