Eek Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Eek, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°12′49″N162°02′38″W / 60.21361°N 162.04389°W /60.21361; -162.04389 | ||||||||||
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  EEK Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] Source:Bureau of Transportation[3] | |||||||||||
Eek Airport (IATA:EEK[4],ICAO:PAEE[5],FAALID:EEK) is a state-owned public-useairport serving the city ofEek in theBethel Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska.[1]
As perFederal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Eek Airport has onerunway 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 coordinates60°12.95′N162°00.35′W / 60.21583°N 162.00583°W /60.21583; -162.00583.[8]
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Bethel,Quinhagak[9] |
| Yute Commuter Service | Bethel,Quinhagak[10] |
| 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 |
