Valdez Airport

Valdez Airport
Valdez Airport
Pioneer Field
Alaska pipeline route near Valdez River.jpg
Valdez Airport, left background, as seen in an aerial photo taken 1974
IATA: VDZICAO: PAVDFAA LID: VDZ
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves Valdez, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 121 ft / 37 m
Coordinates 61°08′02″N 146°14′54″W / 61.13389°N 146.24833°W / 61.13389; -146.24833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 13,000
Based aircraft 31
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Valdez Airport (IATA: VDZICAO: PAVDFAA LID: VDZ)[2], also known as Pioneer Field, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Valdez, a city in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

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Facilities and aircraft

Valdez Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measures 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2008, the airport had 13,000 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 50% air taxi, 42% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 31 aircraft based at this airport: 65% single-engine, 3% jet, 23% helicopter and 10% ultralight.[1]

Airline and destination

there is no schedudled flights to any city

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for VDZ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-06-05
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: VDZ/PAVD - Valdez, Alaska

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