Port Alsworth Airport

Port Alsworth Airport (IATA: PTA, ICAO: PALJ, FAA LID: TPO) is a private-use airport serving Port Alsworth which is located in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,634 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2019, an increase of 52.87% from the 1,723 enplanements in 2018. [2]

Port Alsworth Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerGlen Alsworth, Sr.
ServesPort Alsworth, Alaska
Elevation AMSL280 ft / 85 m
Coordinates60°12′16″N 154°19′08″W
Map
PTA
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6L/24R 3,000 914 Dirt/Gravel
Statistics (1984)
Aircraft operations1,300
Based aircraft13

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned TPO by the FAA and PTA by the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Port Alsworth Airport has one runway designated 6L/24R with a dirt and gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending September 5, 1984, the airport had 1,300 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per month: 81% air taxi and 19% general aviation. There are 25 aircraft based at this airport: 18 single-engine and 7 multi-engine.[1]

It directly neighbors Wilder/Natwick Airport (ICAO: PAKX, FAA LID: 05K) which operates runway 6R/24L.[4]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for TPO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 13 August 2020.
  2. CY 2019 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 23 August 2020.
  3. "Port Alsworth Airport (IATA: PTA, ICAO: PALJ, FAA: TPO)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  4. https://www.airnav.com/airport/PAKX


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