Kongiganak Airport

Kongiganak Airport (IATA: KKH, ICAO: PADY, FAA LID: DUY) is a state-owned public-use airport located adjacent to the village of Kongiganak,[1] in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Kongiganak Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesKongiganak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates59°57′39″N 162°52′52″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 1,885 575 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations1,200

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DUY by the FAA[1] and KKH by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PADY.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Kongiganak Airport has one runway designated 18/36 with a gravel surface measuring 1,885 by 35 feet (575 x 11 m). For the 12-month period ending August 26, 2005, the airport had 1,200 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month.[1]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

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

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of KKH
(July 2010 - June 2011) [4]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Bethel, AK 3,000 Grant, Hageland
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References

  1. FAA Airport Master Record for DUY (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. "KKH / PADY - Kongiganak, Alaska". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=KKH&Airport_Name=Kongiganak,%20AK:%20Kongiganak%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
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