Napaskiak Airport
airport in Alaska, United States of America
Napaskiak Airport (IATA: PKA, ICAO: PAPK, FAA LID: PKA) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Napaskiak, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Napaskiak Airport had 1,321 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 28.9% from the 1,858 enplanements in 2007. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
Facilities
Napaskiak Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). It also has a seaplane waterway on the Kuskokwim River which is designated 9W/27W and measures 15,000 by 2,000 feet (4,572 x 610 m). The airport is unattended.
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