Eek_Airport
Eek Airport
Airport in Alaska, United States
Eek Airport (IATA: EEK[4], ICAO: PAEE[5], FAA LID: EEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Eek, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°12′49″N 162°02′38″W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Eek Airport has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,243 x 60 ft (988 x 18 m) gravel surface.[1]
A federally funded project relocated the airport to a new location about two miles west of Eek.[6][7] The former airport had a 1,400 by 35 ft runway and was located east of Eek at coordinates 60°12.95′N 162°00.35′W.[8]
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Bethel, Quinhagak[9] |
| Yute Commuter Service | Bethel, Quinhagak[10] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Hageland | 3,520(54.50%) |
| Yute | 2,760(42.67%) |
| Grant | 180(2.77%) |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Bethel, AK |
Bethel Airport | 2,440 | Yute, Grant, Hageland |
| 2 | Quinhagak, AK |
Quinhagak Airport | 630 | Grant, Hageland |
| 3 | Tuntutuliak, AK |
Tuntutuliak Airport | 70 | Grant |
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for EEK PDF, retrieved May 6, 2017.
- Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. April 27, 2017.
- "Eek, AK: Eek (EEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- EEK - Eek, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for PAEE at SkyVector. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- Eek Airport Relocation, Stage 2 Archived 2012-07-13 at archive.today. Online Public Notice. State of Alaska. 2002-07-10.
- Completed Projects: Eek Airport Relocation Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Osborne Construction Company. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
- Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2003-12-25.
- "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 11, 2022)
- "Yute Schedule". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-15. (retrieved Sep 15, 2022)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PAEE at AirNav
- Accident history for EEK at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for EEK at SkyVector
