Umiat Airport | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Umiat, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 267 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 69°22′16″N 152°08′06″W / 69.37111°N 152.13500°W | ||||||||||
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Statistics (2006) | |||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Umiat Airport ( IATA: UMT [2], ICAO: PAUM [3], FAA LID: UMT) is a state owned, public use airport located in Umiat, [1] in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The original runway was created by Seabees of Construction Battalion Detachment 1058 in 1945. [4] They built it to facilitate the resupply of their drilling operation at Umiat.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 197 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [5] 569 in 2009, and 107 in 2010. [6]
Umiat Airport covers an area of 290 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 5,583 by 100 feet (1,702 x 30 m). [1] For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 200 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation. [1]
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Hageland | 190(91.67%)
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Era Aviation | 20(8.33%)
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Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | |
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2013 | 2012 | |||
1 | Deadhorse, AK | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | 20 | 20 |
2 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fairbanks International (FAI) | <10 | <10 |
3 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 |