Kwethluk Airport

Kwethluk Airport
IATA: KWT ICAO: PFKW FAA LID: KWT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves	Kwethluk, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL	30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates	60°47′25″N161°26′37″W / 60.79028°N 161.44361°W / 60.79028; -161.44361
Map
KWT Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 3,198 975 Gravel
Statistics
Enplanements (2007) 2,923
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1] [2]

Kwethluk Airport( IATA : KWT ^[3] , ICAO : PFKW ^[4] , FAA LID : KWT) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kwethluk, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. ^[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,923 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006. ^[2]

Facilities

Kwethluk Airport has one gravel surfaced runway (18/36) measuring 3,198 by 75 ft. (975 by 23 m). ^[1]

The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433; -161.44533 which had a 1,750 by 35 ft runway (6/24) and a 5,000 x 500 ft seaplane landing area. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of airports in Alaska

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWT PDF , effective 2008-09-25.
2. Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
3. KWT: Kwethluk Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
4. PFKW: Kwethluk Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
5. Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2004-04-15.
6. Aerial photo showing locations of old and new airports. WikiMapia. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • Airport information for PKFW at AirNav
  • Accident history for KWT at Aviation Safety Network
  • Aeronautical chart and airport information for KWT at SkyVector