Red Dog Airport
Encyclopedia
Red Dog Airport is a private-use airport
located at Red Dog Mine
, in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. The airport is privately owned by the NANA (Northwest Arctic Native Association) Regional Corporation
. It has one asphalt
paved runway
designated 2/20 which measures 6,312 x 100 ft. (1,924 x 30 m).
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 7,968 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2005 and 8,475 enplanements (105 scheduled + 8,370 unscheduled) in 2006.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Red Dog Airport is assigned DGG by the FAA and RDB by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
identifier was changed from PARD to PADG.
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 at Red Dog Mine
Red Dog Mine, Alaska
Red Dog Mine is a census-designated place in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 32 at the 2000 census.-Economy:...
, in 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 privately owned by the NANA (Northwest Arctic Native Association) Regional Corporation
NANA Regional Corporation
is one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 in settlement of Alaska Native land claims. NANA was incorporated in Alaska on June 7, 1972. NANA is a for-profit corporation with a land base in the Kotzebue area in northwest...
. It has one asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved 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 2/20 which measures 6,312 x 100 ft. (1,924 x 30 m).
As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, this airport had 7,968 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2005 and 8,475 enplanements (105 scheduled + 8,370 unscheduled) in 2006.
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
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
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...
, Red Dog Airport is assigned DGG by the FAA and RDB by the IATA. The airport's ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
identifier was changed from PARD to PADG.
External links
- Aviation Photos: Red Dog Airport (RDB) at Airliners.netAirliners.netAirliners.net is an aviation website founded by Johan Lundgren, Sweden, in 1997, evolving from his previous Pictures of Modern Airliners site started in 1994...
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