Eek Airport

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Eek Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Eek, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 60°12′49″N162°02′38″W / 60.21361°N 162.04389°W / 60.21361; -162.04389
Map
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EEK
Location of airport in Alaska
Eek Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/353,242988Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2012)300
Based aircraft (2017)0
Passengers6,461
Freight820,000 lbs

Eek Airport( IATA : EEK [4] , ICAO : PAEE [5] , FAA LID : EEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. [1]

Contents

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006. [2]

Facilities

Eek Airport has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,243 x 60 ft (988 x 18 m) gravel surface. [1]

A federally funded project relocated the airport to a new location about two miles west of Eek. [6] [7] The former airport had a 1,400 by 35 ft runway and was located east of Eek at coordinates 60°12.95′N162°00.35′W / 60.21583°N 162.00583°W / 60.21583; -162.00583 . [8]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Quinhagak [9]
Yute Commuter Service Bethel, Quinhagak [10]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2016 [3]
Carrier  Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
3,520(54.50%)
Yute
2,760(42.67%)
Grant
180(2.77%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016 [3]
RankCityAirportPassengersCarriers
1 Flag of Alaska.svg Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 2,440Yute, Grant, Hageland
2 Flag of Alaska.svg Quinhagak, AK Quinhagak Airport 630Grant, Hageland
3 Flag of Alaska.svg Tuntutuliak, AK Tuntutuliak Airport 70Grant

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EEK PDF , retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. April 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eek, AK: Eek (EEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ EEK - Eek, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  5. ↑ Aeronautical chart and airport information for PAEE at SkyVector. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  6. ↑ Eek Airport Relocation, Stage 2 Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today . Online Public Notice. State of Alaska. 2002-07-10.
  7. ↑ Completed Projects: Eek Airport Relocation Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine . Osborne Construction Company. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  8. ↑ Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2003-12-25.
  9. ↑ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  10. ↑ "Yute Schedule". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-15. (retrieved Sep 15, 2022)
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