Ekwok Airport

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]

Ekwok Airport
View from north, prior to extension of runway
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesEkwok, Alaska
Elevation AMSL135 ft / 41 m
Coordinates59°21′17″N 157°28′20″W
Map
KEK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 3,319 1,012 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2013)2,200
Based Aircraft (2017)0
Passengers640
Freight152,000 lbs

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, New Stuyahok

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]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Dillingham, AK Dillingham Airport 280
2 New Stuyahok, AK New Stuyahok Airport 20
Koliganek, AK Koliganek Airport 20

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for KEK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  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.
  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.

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