Sand Point Airport
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Sand Point Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sand Point, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 55°18′49″N 160°31′17″W / 55.31361°N 160.52139°W | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2003) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Sand Point Airport (IATA: SDP[2], ICAO: PASD[3], FAA LID: SDP) is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Sand Point,[1] a city in the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Anchorage International Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[4]
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,296 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 3,957 in 2009, and 4,281 in 2010.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[7]
Sand Point Airport resides at elevation of 21 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,213 by 150 feet (1,589 x 46 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 16, 2003, the airport had 2,012 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per month: 59.6% general aviation, 32.6% air taxi, and 7.8% scheduled commercial.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aleutian Airways | Anchorage, Cold Bay[8] |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Aleutian |
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | 2,250 |
| 2 | Cold Bay, AK | Cold Bay Airport (CDB) | 40 |