Umiat Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Umiat, in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The original runway was created by Seabees of Construction Battalion Detachment 1058 in 1945.Kiska Sector, Chapter XXII, Bases in Alaska and the Aleutians, Building the Navy's Bases in World War II, History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps, 1940-1946, Volume II, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON,1947, p. 188-90 They built it to facilitate the resupply of their drilling operation at Umiat.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 197 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 569 in 2009, and 107 in 2010.
Facilities and aircraft Umiat Airport covers an area of 290 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 5,583 by 100 feet (1,702 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 200 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.
Statistics
+ Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013 Rank Destination Airport Passengers 2013 2012 1 Deadhorse, AK Deadhorse Airport (SCC) 20 20 2 Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks International (FAI) <10 <10 3 Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) <10 <10
See also List of airports in Alaska
References
External links FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF) Topographic map from USGS The National Map