Ekwok Airport

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Ekwok Airport
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View from north, prior to extension of runway
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Ekwok, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 135 ft / 41 m
Coordinates 59°21′17″N157°28′20″W / 59.35472°N 157.47222°W / 59.35472; -157.47222
Map
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KEK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
2/203,3191,012Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2013)2,200
Based Aircraft (2017)0
Passengers640
Freight152,000 lbs

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. [3]

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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 283 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [4] 182 enplanements in 2009, and 284 in 2010. [5] 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). [6]

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). [7]

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 destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Dillingham, Koliganek, Manokotak, New Stuyahok [8]

Dena'ina Air Taxi offers service from Ekwok to Anchorage or milk run flights through neighboring village flights to Anchorage.

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016 [2]
RankCityAirportPassengers
1 Flag of Alaska.svg Dillingham, AK Dillingham Airport 280
2 Flag of Alaska.svg New Stuyahok, AK New Stuyahok Airport 20
Flag of Alaska.svg Koliganek, AK Koliganek Airport 20

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for KEK PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ekwok, AK: Ekwok (KEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Timetable" (PDF). PenAir. October 21, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Airport diagram for Ekwok (KEK)". Federal Aviation Administration. December 25, 2003. Archived from the original (GIF) on 2005-01-19.
  8. ↑ Grant Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.

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