Port Heiden Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Port Heiden, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°57′33″N158°38′00″W / 56.95917°N 158.63333°W /56.95917; -158.63333 | ||||||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Port Heiden Airport (IATA:PTH,ICAO:PAPH,FAALID:PTH) is a state-owned publicairport located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) northeast of thecentral business district ofPort Heiden,[1] in theLake and Peninsula Borough of theU.S. state ofAlaska. The scheduled airline services toKing Salmon Airport are provided byPeninsula Airways (PenAir).[2]
As perFederal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 919 passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year 2008,[3] 964 enplanements in 2009, and 1,037 in 2010.[4] It is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as ageneral aviation facility (thecommercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[5]
Originally opened asFort Morrow Army Airfield, the facility was closed afterWorld War II and returned to its civilian status. Beginning in 1958, the airport was used to support Port Heiden Air Force Station—aCold WarUnited States Air ForceDistant Early Warning Line radar station. The station was operated by Detachment 5,714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based atCold Bay Air Force Station, nearCold Bay. The radar station was inactivated in September 1969, ending the military use of the airport.
The Air Force remediated the radar site around year 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to its natural condition.
Port Heiden Airport covers an area of 3,500acres (1,416ha) at anelevation of 95 feet (29 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways withgravel surfaces: 5/23 is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,000 aircraft operations, an average of 83 per month: 50%air taxi and 50%general aviation.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Chignik,Chignik Lagoon,Chignik Lake,King Salmon,Manokotak,Perryville[6] |
