Tatitlek Airport
Tatitlek Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF – Northern Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Tatitlek, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 62 ft / 19 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°52′21″N 146°41′28″W / 60.87250°N 146.69111°W | ||||||||||||||
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Tatitlek Airport (IATA: TEK, ICAO: PAKA, FAA LID: 7KA) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Tatitlek,[1] in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Tatitlek Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 3,701 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). There is also a seaplane landing area designated 13W/31W which measures 8,000 by 4,000 feet (2,438 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,350 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per week: 53% air taxi and 47% general aviation.[1]
Airline and destinations
[edit]The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Air Transit | Anchorage–Merrill |
Service to Anchorage was previously provided by Arctic Circle Air[3] and Reeve Air Alaska.[4]
Statistics
[edit]| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Reeve Air Alaska |
| Rank | City | Airport name & IATA code | Passengers | |
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| 1 | Anchorage, AK | Lake Hood Strip (DQL) | 40 | 40 |
| 2 | Chenega, AK | Chenega Bay Airport (NCN) | <10 | <10 |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 7KA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Anchorage Schedule". Arctic Circle Air. Archived from the original on May 17, 2006. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
- ^ "Reeve Air Alaska". Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "Tatitlek, AK: Tatitlek Airport (TEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
Other sources
[edit]- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2013-0030) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2013-2-22 (February 22, 2013): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy. Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., provided scheduled passenger service to Tatitlek through April 2008 and terminated its service at that time without filing a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend that service. The carrier ceased all operations in August 2010.
- Order 2013-6-6 (June 7, 2013): re-soliciting proposals by June 20, 2013, from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy ... for one or two round trips per week, year round, at Tatitlek.
- Order 2013-8-1 (August 2, 2013): selecting Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, with two nonstop round trips per week to Anchorage with Piper Navajo PA-31 aircraft for a two-year period for $93,080 annual subsidy. Tatitlek, Alaska: Docket 2013-0030. effective Period: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015.
- Order 2013-8-1 (August 23, 2013): adjusting the starting date for the inauguration of Essential Air Service by Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to September 2, 2013.
External links
[edit]- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PAKA at AirNav
- Accident history for TEK at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for 7KA at SkyVector
