Ekwok Airport
Airport
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Ekwok Airport (IATA: KEK, FAA LID: KEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ekwok,[1] a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Merrill Field in Anchorage, AK is provided by Dena'ina air.[3]
Ekwok Airport | |||||||||||
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View from north, prior to extension of runway | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ekwok, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 135 ft (41 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°21′17″N 157°28′20″W | ||||||||||
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  KEK Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Source: Bureau of Transportation[2] | |||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 283 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 182 enplanements in 2009, and 284 in 2010.[5] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[6]
Facilities and aircraft
Ekwok Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m).[1] The runway rebuilt and lengthened in 2005[1] prior to which its length was 2,720 feet (829 m).[7]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 2,200 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Dillingham, Koliganek, Manokotak, New Stuyahok[8] |
Dena'ina Air Taxi offers service from Ekwok to Anchorage or milk run flights through neighboring village flights to Anchorage.
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Dillingham, AK |
Dillingham Airport | 280 |
| 2 | New Stuyahok, AK |
New Stuyahok Airport | 20 |
| Koliganek, AK |
Koliganek Airport | 20 |
