Moses Point Airport

Moses Point Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: MOS
Summary
Airport type		Private
Owner		Elim Native Corp.
Serves		Elim, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates		64°41′53″N 162°03′26″W / 64.69806°N 162.05722°W / 64.69806; -162.05722
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6/24	3,000	914	Gravel
Statistics (1988)
Aircraft operations			3,510
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Moses Point Airport (FAA LID: MOS) is an airport located in Elim, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is privately owned by the Elim Native Corporation.^[1]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned MOS by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Moses Point Airport has one runway designated 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). The runway badly eroded in spots and is not maintained in the winter. The airport is unattended. Prior permission for use is required from the Elim Native Corp. president or board.^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 16, 1988, the airport had 3,510 aircraft operations, an average of 292 per month: 71% air taxi, 29% general aviation and <1% military.^[1]

See also

• Elim Airport (IATA: ELI, ICAO: PFEL, FAA: ELI), a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for MOS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
2. ^ "Moses Point Airport (FAA: MOS)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/MOS. Retrieved 21 April 2010. 

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for MOS
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for MOS