Allakaket Airport (IATA: AET[3], ICAO: PFAL[4], FAA LID: 6A8), is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) north-northwest of the central business district of Allakaket, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airport is sometimes referred to as the New Allakaket Airport because it was constructed on a site southeast of the original airport which is now closed.[5]
Allakaket Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Allakaket, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 441 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°33′07″N 152°37′20″W | ||||||||||
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  AET Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,505 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 27% from the 1,969 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Allakaket Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 2,270 aircraft operations, an average of 189 per month: 53% air taxi, 46% general aviation and 1% military.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wright Air Service | Bettles, Fairbanks, Hughes[6] |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Wright Air |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) | 1,360 |
| 2 | Hughes, AK | Hughes Airport (HUS) | 80 |
| 3 | Bettles, AK | Bettles Airport (BTT) | 10 |
| 4 | Anaktuvuk Pass, AK | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | <10 |
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