Mountain Village Airport
Encyclopedia
Mountain Village Airport is a public-use airport
located in Mountain Village
, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. The airport is owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) - Northern Region.
designated 2/20 with a 3,500 x 75 ft (1,067 x 23 m) gravel
surface.
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 in Mountain Village
Mountain Village, Alaska
Mountain Village is a city in Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska, United States, located on the Yukon River near the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta...
, a city in the Wade Hampton Census Area
Wade Hampton Census Area, Alaska
Wade Hampton Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,028. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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 of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) - Northern Region.
Facilities
Mountain Village Airport has one runwayRunway
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...
designated 2/20 with a 3,500 x 75 ft (1,067 x 23 m) 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...
surface.
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bethel, AKBethel Airport Bethel Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Bethel, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
3,000 | Hageland |
| 2 | St. Mary’s, AK |
1,000 | Hageland |
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
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