Eek Airport

Eek Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Eek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 60°12′49″N 162°02′38″W / 60.21361°N 162.04389°W / 60.21361; -162.04389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,242 988 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft Operations (2012) 300
Based Aircraft (2017) 0
Passengers 6,461
Freight 820,000 lbs

Eek Airport (IATA: EEK[4], ICAO: PAEE[5], FAA LID: EEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.[2]

Facilities

Eek Airport has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,243 x 60 ft (988 x 18 m) gravel surface.[1]

A federally funded project relocated the airport to a new location about two miles west of Eek.[6][7] The former airport had a 1,400 by 35 ft runway and was located east of Eek at coordinates 60°12.95′N 162°00.35′W / 60.21583°N 162.00583°W / 60.21583; -162.00583.[8]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Quinhagak, Tuntutuliak[9]
Ravn Alaska Bethel[10]
Yute Air Bethel, Quinhagak[11]

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2016[3]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
3,520(54.50%)
Yute
2,760(42.67%)
Grant
180(2.77%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[3]
Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 2,440 Yute, Grant, Hageland
2 Alaska Quinhagak, AK Quinhagak Airport 630 Grant, Hageland
3 Alaska Tuntutuliak, AK Tuntutuliak Airport 70 Grant

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for EEK (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. April 27, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eek, AK: Eek (EEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ EEK - Eek, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  5. ↑ Aeronautical chart for PAEE at SkyVector. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  6. ↑ Eek Airport Relocation, Stage 2. Online Public Notice. State of Alaska. 2002-07-10.
  7. ↑ Completed Projects: Eek Airport Relocation. Osborne Construction Company. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  8. ↑ Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2003-12-25.
  9. ↑ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved May 6, 2017)
  10. ↑ "Ravn Alaska Destinations". (retrieved May 6, 2017)
  11. ↑ "Yute Air Schedule". (retrieved January 9, 2017)
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