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Port Heiden Airport

Coordinates: 56°57′33″N 158°38′00″W / 56.95917°N 158.63333°W / 56.95917; -158.63333
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Port Heiden Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesPort Heiden, Alaska
Elevation AMSL95 ft / 29 m
Coordinates56°57′33″N 158°38′00″W / 56.95917°N 158.63333°W / 56.95917; -158.63333
Map
PTH is located in Alaska
PTH
PTH
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,000 1,524 Gravel
13/31 4,000 1,219 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations1,000

Port Heiden Airport (IATA: PTH, ICAO: PAPH, FAA LID: PTH) is a state-owned public airport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of the central business district of Port Heiden,[1] in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The scheduled airline services to King Salmon Airport are provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[2]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 919 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 964 enplanements in 2009, and 1,037 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]

History

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Originally opened as Fort Morrow Army Airfield, the facility was closed after World War II and returned to its civilian status. Beginning in 1958, the airport was used to support Port Heiden Air Force Station—a Cold War United States Air Force Distant Early Warning Line radar station. The station was operated by Detachment 5, 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cold Bay Air Force Station, near Cold Bay. The radar station was inactivated in September 1969, ending the military use of the airport.

The Air Force remediated the radar site around year 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to its natural condition.

Facilities and aircraft

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Port Heiden Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres (1,416 ha) at an elevation of 95 feet (29 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with gravel surfaces: 5/23 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, King Salmon, Manokotak, Perryville[6]

Incidents

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  • On April 30, 2008, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet veered off the gravel runway 23 upon landing in a crosswind. The plane sustained a substantial damage, though there were no injuries recorded among the six occupants.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PTH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). PenAir. October 21, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Calendar Year 2008 Enplanements by State" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Passenger Enplanements at all U.S. Airports (CY10)" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate" (PDF, 2.03 MB). Report to Congress: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS), 2015–2019. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  6. ^ "Grant Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
  7. ^ Mary F. Silitch. "Excel veered off gravel runway". AINonline. February 1, 2009. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
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