- Adak Airport
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Adak Airport IATA: ADK – ICAO: PADK – FAA LID: ADK Location of airport in Alaska Summary Airport type Public Owner Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region Serves Adak Island, Alaska Location Adak Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5 m Coordinates 51°52′41″N 176°38′46″W / 51.87806°N 176.64611°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 7,790 2,374 Asphalt 18/36 7,605 2,318 Asphalt Statistics (2009) Aircraft operations 155 Enplanements (2008) 1,989 Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] Adak Airport (IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK), formerly Naval Air Station Adak, is a state-owned, public-use airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] The airport is the farthest west for the entire United States at 176.64W.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,989 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 5.38% from the 2,102 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands. Built by the U.S. Navy for Naval air transport, the airport is a world-class facility consisting of a 7,800-foot (2,400 m) runway and a 7,600-foot (2,300 m) runway, equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings. Adak currently has scheduled jet service provided by Alaska Airlines.
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History
The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II. Adak Army Airfield was used during the Aleutian Campaign by both USAAF and Naval Air units. Known units assigned were:
- 343d Fighter Group (March 7, 1943 – July 25, 1943)
- 28th Bombardment Group (March 14, 1943 – February 26, 1944)
- 42d Fighter Squadron (September 10 – December 12, 1942) (54th FG)
Following the war, the AAF turned Adak over to the Navy who established anti-submarine warfare base there. Adak was most recently run by the U.S. Navy as a deployment base for P-3 Orion maritime patrol aircraft, primarily to conduct antisubmarine warfare operations against submarines and surveillance of naval surface vessels of the former Soviet Union. By the 1980s there were over 6,000 Navy personnel on the islands.
With the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, NAS Adak's operational viability as a front-line military installation began to wane, and in the mid-1990s a decision was made by the federal government to cease military flight operations there under the military's Base Realignment and Closure Program (BRAC).
On 31 March 1997, the Navy closed Adak Naval Air Facility. The lowering of the flag for the last time ended an era that began of 31 August 1942, when U.S. forces landed on the Aleutian Island and established an advance base there for operations against the Japanese on Kiska and Attu Islands. The Navy left behind a contingent of 30 Navy personnel and 200 civilian contractors to maintain facilities, keep the runway open and begin an environmental cleanup. [4] [5] [6]
Facilities and aircraft
Adak Airport has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 7,790 by 200 feet (2,374 x 61 m) and 18/36 is 7,605 by 200 feet (2,318 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2009, the airport had 155 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month: 65% scheduled commercial, 32% general aviation, and 3% military.[1]
Airline and destination
Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Alaska Airlines provides 2 flights weekly on Sunday and Tuesday.[7] The aircraft used is a Boeing 737-400C.[8]
Airlines Destinations Alaska Airlines Anchorage Top Destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of ADK
(July 2010 - June 2011) [9]Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 Anchorage, AK 2,000 Alaska See also
American airlines Boeing 777-200 From Dallas Fort Worth Airport enroute to Tokyo Narita diverted to Adak Airport Due to A fire Warning in the cargo hold.
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for ADK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 18 December 2009.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ Mauer, Mauer (1969), Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II, Air Force Historical Studies Office, Maxwell AFB, Alabama. ISBN 0-89201-097-5
- ^ Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-89201-092-4.
- ^ http://www.alaskaair.com/Destinations/CityGuides.aspx?city=adk&info=things-to-do-in-Adak,Alaska&list=events,restaurants,top-picks,shopping,family
- ^ http://www.alaskaair.com/as/www2/cargo/images/Combi-Freighter_thru030511.pdf
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ADK&Airport_Name=Adak%20Island,%20AK:%20Adak%20Ns&carrier=FACTS
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 8556) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2008-3-36 Reselecting Carriers: Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,483,122, through June 30, 2010.
- Order 2006-5-21 Reselecting Carriers: Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,393,384, through June 30, 2008.
- Order 2004-6-24 Reselecting Carrier: Alaska Airlines to provide essential air service at Adak, Alaska, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,617,923, for the period May 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006.
External links
- "State Takes Over Adak Airport". State of Alaska Press Release. 15 January 2004. Archived from the original on 23 September 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060923104958/http://gov.state.ak.us/archive.php?id=751&type=1.
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ADK, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PADK
- ASN accident history for ADK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PADK
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PADK
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for ADK
USAAF Eleventh Air Force in World War IIPreviously: Alaskan Air Force (1941-1942)Airfields Adak · Alexai Point · Amchitka · Attu · Elmendorf · Fort Glenn · Fort Randall · Gakona · Galena · Gambell · Kiska · Ladd · Mile 26 · Marks · Ogliuga Island · Juneau · Fort Morrow · Shemya · YakutatUnits Commands XI Bomber · XI FighterGroups Bombardment 28th BombardmentFighter Categories:- Airports in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
- Essential Air Service
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska
- Military Superfund sites
- Aleutian Islands Campaign
- Closed facilities of the United States Navy
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