Kodiak Airport

For the city-owned airport, see Kodiak Municipal Airport.

Kodiak Airport
IATA: ADQ – ICAO: PADQ – FAA LID: ADQ ADQ Location of airport in Alaska
Summary
Airport type		Public / Military
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Location		Kodiak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		78 ft / 24 m
Coordinates		57°45′0″N 152°29′38″W / 57.75°N 152.49389°W / 57.75; -152.49389
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
7/25	7,542	2,299	Asphalt
11/29	5,399	1,646	Asphalt
18/36	5,013	1,528	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			41,610
Based aircraft			55
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

FAA diagram of Kodiak Airport (ADQ)

Kodiak Airport (IATA: ADQ, ICAO: PADQ, FAA LID: ADQ) is a joint civil-military public airport located 4 nautical miles (7 km; 5 mi) southwest of the central business district of Kodiak, a city on Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is state-owned and operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and is home to the colocated Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak.^[1]

History

The airport is on the site of the former Naval Air Station Kodiak which was commissioned in 1941. NAS Kodiak was closed and placed in caretaker status in 1950, with the exception of runways and other facilities used by or conveyed to the Coast Guard. ^[2]

In 1947, a U.S. Coast Guard Air Detachment was commissioned at NAS Kodiak, which was formally named Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak in 1964. In 1971, the U.S. Navy turned all airport runways and all remaining areas in caretaker status to the north over to the State of Alaska. CGAS Kodiak remains in operation at this location with four HC-130 Hercules, five HH-60J Jayhawk and five HH-65C Dolphin aircraft. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Facilities and aircraft

Teenage tourists filleting fish at a lodge on Raspberry Island. The fish is immediately vacuum packed and frozen then put into coolers and checked on as baggage at Kodiak Airport upon departure. Almost all air travellers leaving Kodiak airport have several coolers containing frozen fish they caught themselves and both Kodiak and Anchorage airports have freezers to keep these traveller's fish frozen in case of delay.

Kodiak Airport has three runways:^[1]

• Runway 7/25: 7,542 x 150 ft (2,299 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 11/29: 5,399 x 150 ft (1,646 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 18/36: 5,013 x 150 ft (1,528 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

For 12-month period ending September 3, 2004, the airport had 28,970 aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day: 52% military, 27% air taxi, 16% general aviation and 5% scheduled commercial. There are 55 aircraft based at this airport: 45% single engine, 15% multi-engine, 15% helicopters and 25% military (14).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

A De Haviland Beaver, part of the Andrew's Airways fleet dropping off tourists at a remote lodge on Raspberry Island (Alaska)

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Airlines	Anchorage
Era Alaska	Anchorage
Island Air Service	Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions Seasonal: Homer
Island Air Service Floatplane Service	Alitak, Amook, Kitoi, Moser Bay, Olga Bay, Port Bailey, Port Williams, Seal Bay, Uganik, West Point, Zachar Bay
Servant Air	Akhiok, Karluk, Larsen Bay, Old Harbor, Ouzinkie, Port Lions

Top Destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of ADQ
(July 2010 - June 2011) ^[6]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Anchorage, AK	64,000	Alaska, Era Alaska
2	Larsen Bay, AK	2,000	Island, Servant
3	Old Harbor, AK	2,000	Island, Servant
4	Ouzinkie, AK	2,000	Island, Servant
5	Port Lions, AK	1,000	Island, Servant
6	Kenai, AK	1,000	-

Charter/Tours

Charters are generally available to the Kodiak archipelago and Katmai coast.

• Andrews Airways
• Island Air Service
• Servant Air

See also

• Integrated Support Command Kodiak
• List of airports in Alaska

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for ADQ (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
2. ^ vpnavy.org: NAS Kodiak, Alaska
3. ^ Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak (official site)
4. ^ CGAS Kodiak, Alaska article, 2002
5. ^ Kodiak Military History: USCG Base
6. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ADQ&Airport_Name=Kodiak,%20AK:%20Kodiak&carrier=FACTS

External links

• Kodiak Island airport page
• Servant Air
• Era Aviation
• Kodiak Military History: Airport
• Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
• FAA Airport Diagram for Kodiak Airport (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Kodiak Airport, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PADQ
  • ASN accident history for ADQ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PADQ
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PADQ
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for ADQ
  • Check current FAA delays for this airport