Kodiak Airport

Coordinates: 57°44′59″N 152°29′38″W / 57.74972°N 152.49389°W / 57.74972; -152.49389
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For the city-owned airport, see Kodiak Municipal Airport.
Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport
FAA airport diagram
ADQ is located in Alaska
ADQ
ADQ
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 7,533 2,296 Asphalt
11/29 5,400 1,646 Asphalt
18/36 5,010 1,527 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations40,949
Based aircraft55

Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (

Alaskan flag
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This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 82,057 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 78,375 enplanements in 2009, and 80,303 in 2010.[5]

History

A de Havilland Beaver, part of the Andrew Airways fleet, dropping off tourists at a remote lodge on Raspberry Island

The airport is on the site of the former

U.S. Coast Guard.[6]

In 1947, a Coast Guard Air Detachment was commissioned at NAS Kodiak, which was formally named

HH-65C Dolphin aircraft.[7][8][9]

Facilities and aircraft

Teenage tourists filleting fish at a lodge on Raspberry Island. The fish is immediately vacuum packed and frozen, then put into coolers and checked on as baggage at Kodiak Airport upon departure. Almost all air travellers leaving Kodiak Airport have several coolers containing frozen fish they caught, and both Kodiak and Anchorage airports have freezers to keep these fish frozen in case of delay.

Kodiak Airport has three asphalt-paved runways: 7/25 measures 7,533 by 150 feet (2,296 x 46 m), 11/29 is 5,400 by 150 feet (1,646 x 46 m), and 18/36 is 5,010 by 150 feet (1,527 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 4, 2009, the airport had 40,949 aircraft operations, an average of 112 per day: 51% air taxi, 39% military, 6% scheduled commercial, and 4% general aviation. At that time there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 45.5% single-engine, 14.5% multi-engine, 14.5% helicopter, and 25.5% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage
Island Air Service Akhiok, Alitak, Amook, Karluk, Kitoi, Larsen Bay, Moser Bay, Old Harbor, Olga Bay, Ouzinkie, Port Bailey, Port Lions, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay
Seasonal: Homer

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Historical airline service

According to various editions of the North American

Midway Airport
(MDW), Denver (DEN), Seattle (SEA) and Anchorage (ANC), and then arrived in Kodiak at 3:55 pm.

Kodiak also had nonstop service to Seattle in earlier years. From the late 1950s to the mid-1960s,

Boeing 737-400 jetliner with this flight also providing direct, no change of plane service from Phoenix (PHX) and Portland, OR (PDX).[11]
Alaska Airlines is currently the only air carrier operating jet service into the airport with Boeing 737 aircraft.

Statistics

Carrier shares (Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2016)[16]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Era Aviation
67,000(42.98%)
Alaska
67,340(43.19%)
Horizon
11,060(7.09%)
Island Air Service
10,500(6.74%)
Top domestic destinations (Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2016)[16]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1
Anchorage, AK
 Ted Stevens International (ANC) 72,270
2
Larsen Bay, AK
 Larsen Bay (KLN) 2,040
3
Old Harbor, AK
 Old Harbor (OLH) 950
4
Port Lions, AK
 Port Lions (ORI) 650
4
Ouzinkie, AK
 Ouzinkie (KOZ) 650
6
Kenai, AK
 Kenai Municipal (ENA) 260
7
Karluk, AK
 Karluk (KYK) 250
8
Akhiok, AK
 Akhiok (AKK) 200
9
Homer, AK
 Homer (HOM) 110

Charters and tours

Charters are generally available to the

Kodiak archipelago and Katmai
coast.

  • Andrew Airways
  • Island Air Service

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "Alaska State Legislature".
  3. ^ "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 September 27, 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. ^ "NAS Kodiak, Alaska". VPNAVY.org. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  7. ^ "Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  8. ^ "CGAS Kodiak, Alaska article" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Association. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  9. ^ "Kodiak USCG Base". Kodiak Military History Museum. Retrieved July 1, 2007.
  10. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, March 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable
  11. ^ a b Sept. 15, 1994 edition, North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Kodiak schedules
  12. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Oct. 1, 1959 & Oct. 1, 1965 Pacific Northern Airlines system timetables
  13. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com,Aug[permanent dead link]. 1, 1968 Western Airlines system timetable
  14. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 27, 1973 Western Airlines system timetable
  15. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 15, 1979 Wien Air Alaska system timetable
  16. ^ a b "Kodiak, AK: Kodiak Airport (ADQ)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2017.

External links

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