Deering Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Deering, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°04′10″N162°45′59″W / 66.06944°N 162.76639°W /66.06944; -162.76639 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] Source:Bureau of Transportation[2] | |||||||||||||||
Deering Airport (IATA:DRG,ICAO:PADE,FAALID:DEE) (Iñupiaq:Ipnatchiam Mirvia) is a state-owned public-useairport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of thecentral business district ofDeering,[1] a city in theNorthwest Arctic Borough of theU.S. state ofAlaska.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA, this airport is assignedDEE by the FAA[1] andDRG by the IATA.[3] The airport'sICAO identifier isPADE.[4]
Deering Airport covers an area of 262 acres (106 ha) at anelevation of 21 feet (6 m) abovemean sea level. It has twogravel surfacedrunways: 2/20 measures 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m) and 11/29 is 2,640 by 75 feet (805 x 23 m).[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bering Air | Buckland,Kotzebue,Nome[5] |
| Ryan Air | Buckland,Point Hope |
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Bering | 1,620(67.25%) |
| Hageland | 790(32.75%) |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Kotzebue, AK | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | 1,000 |
| 2 | Buckland, AK | Buckland Airport | 180 |
| 3 | Nome, AK | Nome Airport | 10 |
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