Quinhagak Airport
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Quinhagak Airport , is a public-use airport
located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district
of Quinhagak
(also spelled Kwinhagak), a city in the Bethel Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It is also known as Kwinhagak Airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned AQH by the FAA and KWN by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
identifier is PAQH.
of 42 feet (13 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 12/30 with a gravel
surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). The runway was expanded from its former size of 2600 by 60 ft (792.5 by 18.3 ).
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 two nautical miles (3.7 km) east 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 Quinhagak
Quinhagak, Alaska
Quinhagak is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 555....
(also spelled Kwinhagak), a city in the Bethel Census Area
Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Bethel Census Area is a census area located in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of 2000, the population is 16,006. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...
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...
. It is also known as Kwinhagak Airport.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
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and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned AQH by the FAA and KWN by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
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identifier is PAQH.
Facilities and aircraft
Quinhagak Airport covers an area of 123 acres (49.8 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 42 feet (13 m) above mean sea level. It has one 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...
designated 12/30 with a 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 measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). The runway was expanded from its former size of 2600 by 60 ft (792.5 by 18.3 ).
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 :... |
4,000 | Yute, Grant, Hageland |
| 2 | Eek, AK Eek Airport Eek Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.-... |
1,000 | Grant, Hageland |
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