Cold Bay Airport
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Coordinates | 55°12′19″N 162°43′28″W / 55.20528°N 162.72444°W | ||||||||||||||
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Cold Bay Airport (
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, the airport had 9,105 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 8,968 enplanements in 2009, and 9,261 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "non-primary commercial service" airport, meaning it has between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year.[4]
Cold Bay's main runway is the fifth-largest in Alaska and was built during World War II. Today, it is used for scheduled cargo flights by Alaska Central Express and is sometimes used as an emergency diversion airport for passenger flights crossing the Pacific Ocean.[5][6]
A myth describes Cold Bay Airport as an alternate landing site for
There is a
History
The airport was constructed during
Facilities and aircraft
Cold Bay Airport covers 2,213 acres (896 ha) and has two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 is 10,180 by 150 feet (3,174 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 4,900 by 150 feet (1,494 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending October 30, 2017, the airport had 9,090 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 63% air taxi, 30% scheduled commercial, 5% military, and 2% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
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The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Aleutian Airways | Anchorage[9] |
Grant Aviation | False Pass, King Cove, Nelson Lagoon, St. George, Sand Point, Unalaska/Dutch Harbor[10] |
Ravn Alaska | Anchorage[11] |
Historical airline service
Statistics
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Airline |
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1 | Anchorage, Alaska | 2,300 | Ravn Alaska |
2 | King Cove, Alaska | 600 | Grant Aviation |
3 | Sand Point, Alaska | 60 | Grant Aviation |
4 | False Pass, Alaska | 50 | Grant Aviation |
5 | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska | 30 | Grant Aviation |
Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
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1 | Ravn Alaska | 4,800 | 79.05% |
2 | Grant Aviation | 1,300 | 20.95% |
Accidents and incidents
- September 8, 1973World Airways Flight 802, a Douglas DC-8 operating on a cargo flight for the Military Airlift Command, crashed into Mount Dutton, 16 miles (26 km) east of Cold Bay, while on instrument approach to the airport. All six people on board were killed. :
- June 8, 1983Anchorage International Airport, Alaska, without injury to anyone. :
See also
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
- ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Continental trans-Pacific flight makes emergency landing". The Associated Press. 2004-10-19. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Alt URL
- ^ "A Quick Fix—Getting a 787 Back in the Air After a Diversion". Flightradar24. 2016-10-22.
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- ^ Osborn, Liz. "Cloudiest Places in United States". Current Results weather and science facts. Current Results Nexus. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Aleutian Airways Adds Sand Point / Cold Bay From May 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Grant Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
- ^ "Ravn Schedule". Retrieved Sep 14, 2022.
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975; Nov. 15, 1979; April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Anchorage flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Seattle flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Anchorage flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Anchorage flight schedules
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"Cold Bay, AK: Cold Bay Airport (CDB)". U.S. Department of Transportation. November 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram for Cold Bay (CDB) (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Cold Bay (CDB), effective April 18, 2024
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CDB
- AirNav airport information for PACD
- ASN accident history for CDB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PACD
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for CDB
- Military history