Bob Baker Memorial Airport
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Bob Baker Memorial Airport is a public airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located one mile (2 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 of Kiana
Kiana, Alaska
Kiana is a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 388.-Geography:Kiana is located at ....

, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chamisso Wilderness* Bering Land Bridge National Preserve * Cape Krusenstern National Monument* Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve...

 of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...

. The airport is owned by the state.

Facilities

Bob Baker Memorial Airport has one gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...

 surfaced runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 (6/24) measuring 3,400 x 100 ft. (1,036 x 30 m).

Airlines and non-stop destinations

  • Bering Air
    Bering Air
    Bering Air is an American regional airline headquartered in Nome, Alaska, USA. It operates domestic scheduled passenger and charter services, as well as air ambulance and helicopter services...

     (Kotzebue, Noorvik)

  • Frontier Flying Service
    Frontier Flying Service
    Frontier Flying Service is an American airline headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. It operates an extensive network of year-round scheduled commuter services and postal services to Alaska bush communities, primarily north of Fairbanks, as well as charter services to the lower 48 and...

     (Kotzebue, Noorvik)

  • Hageland Aviation Services
    Hageland Aviation Services
    Hageland Aviation Services was a regional airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It serves nine destinations in Alaska and operates state wide charter services...

     (Selawik)

External links

  • FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF
    GIF
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    )
  • Resources for this airport:
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