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Skagway Airport 
IATA: SGY – ICAO: PAGY – FAA LID: SGY Summary Airport type Public Serves Skagway, Alaska Elevation AMSL 44 ft / 13 m Coordinates 59°27′36″N 135°18′56″W / 59.46°N 135.31556°WCoordinates: 59°27′36″N 135°18′56″W / 59.46°N 135.31556°W Map Location of airport in Alaska
SGYRunways Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 3,550 1,082 Asphalt Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 12,500 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Skagway Airport (IATA: SGY, ICAO: PAGY, FAA LID: SGY) is a state-owned public-use airport in the city of Skagway, Alaska.[1] It is the busiest uncontrolled airport in North America; it does not have a control tower, so the only communication is plane-to-plane.[citation needed]
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,727 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 6,468 enplanements in 2009, and 8,531 in 2010.[4]
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Facilities and aircraft
Skagway Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,550 by 75 feet (1,082 x 23 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 12,500 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines Destinations Air Excursions Juneau[5] Wings of Alaska Haines, Juneau Carrier shares for August 2010 - July 2011[6] Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing) SeaPort 8,840(51.7%)Wings of Alaska 6,490(38.0%)Excursions 1,760(10.3%)Top domestic destinations
(August 2010 - July 2011)[6]Rank City Airport Passengers 1 Juneau, AK JNU 7,000 2 Haines, AK HNS 1,000 Facilities and aircraft
Skagway Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,550 by 75 feet (1,082 x 23 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 12,500 aircraft operations, an average of 34 per day: 86% air taxi and 14% general aviation.[1]
See also
- Skagway Seaplane Base
- List of airports in Alaska
References
- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Master Record for SGY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)". CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 December 2009. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010 (PDF, 5.4 MB)". CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "Destinations". Air Excursions. http://www.airexcursions.com/destinations.htm. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Skagway, AK: Skagway Airport (SGY)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. July 2011. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SGY&End_YearMonth=24139.
External links
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAGY
- ASN accident history for SGY
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAGY
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAGY
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SGY
Categories:- Airports in Alaska
- Transportation in Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska
- Buildings and structures in the Municipality of Skagway Borough, Alaska
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