Adak Airport

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For the military use of the airport before 1997, see Naval Air Facility Adak.
Adak Airport
IATA: ADK – ICAO: PADK – FAA LID: ADK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Adak Island, Alaska
Location Adak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5 m
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Map
ADK is located in Alaska
ADK
ADK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 7,790 2,374 Asphalt
18/36 (perm closed fall 2015) 7,605 2,318 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 340
Adak/Longview AAF, September 1942

Adak Airport (IATA: ADK[2], ICAO: PADK[3], FAA LID: ADK) is a state owned, public use airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airport is the farthest west for the entire United States at 176.64W.

Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands. Built by the U.S. Navy for Naval air transport, the airport is a world-class facility consisting of a 7,800-foot (2,400 m) runway and a 7,600-foot (2,300 m) runway (perm closed fall 2015), equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings. Adak currently has scheduled jet service provided by Alaska Airlines.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,989 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 1,907 in 2009, and 2,097 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[6]

History

The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II. Adak Army Airfield was used during the Aleutian Campaign by both USAAF and Naval Air units.

Following the war, the AAF turned Adak over to the Navy who established anti-submarine warfare base there. Adak was most recently run by the U.S. Navy as a deployment base for P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, primarily to conduct antisubmarine warfare operations against submarines and surveillance of naval surface vessels of the former Soviet Union. On 31 March 1997, the Navy closed Adak Naval Air Facility.

Facilities and aircraft

Adak Airport resides at elevation of 18 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 5/23 is 7,790 by 200 feet (2,374 x 61 m) and 18/36 is 7,605 by 200 feet (2,318 x 61 m). Runway 18/36 is now permanently closed for all operations. [1]

For the 12-month period ending January 2, 2011, the airport had 340 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per month: 62.4% scheduled commercial, 29.4% general aviation, and 8.2% military.[1]

Airline and destination

Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Alaska Airlines provides two flights weekly on Sunday and Thursday.[7] The aircraft used for service on Sunday is a full configuration 737-400 while Thursday's flight is scheduled as a Boeing 737-400C.[8]

Airlines Destinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2013[9]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Alaska
3,760(99.95%)
Grant Aviation
2(0.05%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013[9]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
2012 2013
1 Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 2,200 1,870

In popular culture

Adak Airport was once featured on the television reality show, Alaska State Troopers.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for ADK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
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Other sources

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  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2000-8556) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2004-6-24 (June 25, 2004): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,617,923, for the period May 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006.
    • Order 2006-5-21 (May 23, 2006): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,393,384, and Peninsula Airways for $449,605 at Atka and $314,694 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2008.
    • Order 2008-3-36 (March 31, 2008): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,483,122, and Peninsula Airways for $513,803 at Atka and $469,786 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2010.
    • Order 2010-7-9 (July 15, 2010): re-selecting Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,675,703, and Peninsula Airways, Inc., for $290,780 at Atka and $639,008 at Nikolski. The three rates extend through June 30, 2012.
    • Order 2012-9-10 (September 11, 2012): re-selecting Alaska Airlines, Inc. to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, consisting of two nonstop or one-stop round trips per week with Boeing 737 combi aircraft between Adak and Anchorage for an annual rate of $1,675,703, for only a one-year period.
    • Order 2013-7-14 (July 16, 2013): re-selecting Alaska Airlines, Inc., to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Adak, Alaska, for $2,057,114 annual subsidy from October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2015.

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