Twin Hills Airport
Airport
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Twin Hills Airport (IATA: TWA, FAA LID: A63) is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Twin Hills,[1] in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Twin Hills, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°04′28″N 160°16′30″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 395 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 23% from the 510 enplanements in 2007.[2] Twin Hills Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned A63 by the FAA and TWA by the IATA.[5]
Facilities and aircraft
Twin Hills Airport has one runway designated 18/36 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2009, the airport had 1,900 aircraft operations, an average of 158 per month: 87% air taxi and 13% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Dillingham, Manokotak, Togiak[6] |
