Kobuk Airport
Airport
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Kobuk Airport (IATA: OBU[2], ICAO: PAOB[3], FAA LID: OBU) (Iñupiaq: Laugviik Mirviak) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kobuk,[1] a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
| Serves | Kobuk, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 142 ft (43 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°54′44″N 156°53′50″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,176 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 1,048 in 2009, and 1,255 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[6]
Facilities and aircraft
Kobuk Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 142 feet (43 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 4,020 by 75 feet (1,225 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2011, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day, 100% air taxi.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
They have cargo flights from Easy Fly Express.[9]
Statistics
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | |
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| 1 | Kotzebue, AK | Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) | 1,190 | 1,040 |
| 2 | Shungnak, AK | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | 130 | 130 |
| 3 | Ambler, AK | Ambler Airport (ABL) | 30 | 20 |
| 4 | Selawik, AK | Selawik Airport (WLK) | 30 | 20 |
| 5 | Noorvik, Alaska | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial (ORV) | 20 | 10 |
| 6 | Kiana, Alaska | Bob Baker Memorial (IAN) | 20 | 10 |
| 7 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fairbanks International (FAI) | 10 | <10 |
| 8 | Prospect Creek, AK | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | <10 | <10 |
| 9 | Barrow, AK | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial (BRW) | <10 | <10 |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 |
