- Middleton Island Airport
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Middleton Island Airport IATA: MDO – ICAO: PAMD – FAA LID: MDO Summary Airport type Public Serves Middleton Island, Alaska Elevation AMSL 100 ft / 30 m Coordinates 59°26′59″N 146°18′26″W / 59.44972°N 146.30722°WCoordinates: 59°26′59″N 146°18′26″W / 59.44972°N 146.30722°W Map Location of airport in Alaska
MDORunways Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 3,158 963 Gravel 12/30 1,500 457 Gravel/Dirt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 150 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Middleton Island Airport (IATA: MDO, ICAO: PAMD, FAA LID: MDO) is a public-use airport located on Middleton Island,[1] which is located in the Gulf of Alaska, approximately 75 miles (121 km) southwest of Cordova, Alaska.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Middleton Island Airport covers an area of 5,500 acres (2,226 ha) at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 1/19 is 3,158 by 115 feet (963 x 35 m) with a gravel surface; 12/30 is 1,500 by 125 feet (457 x 38 m) with a gravel and dirt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 150 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month: 67% air taxi and 33% general aviation.[1]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for MDO (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Middleton Island". Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP). Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Native Village of Eyak. http://www.eyakfish.com/nalemp/middleton.html. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for MDO, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAMD
- ASN accident history for MDO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAMD
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAMD
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for MDO
Categories:- Airports in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Alaska airport stubs
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