Venetie Airport
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Venetie Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Venetie Tribal Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Venetie, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 574 ft / 175 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 67°00′31″N 146°21′59″W / 67.00861°N 146.36639°W | ||||||||||
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  VEE Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Venetie Airport (IATA: VEE, ICAO: PAVE, FAA LID: VEE) is a public use airport located in Venetie, in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is privately owned by the Venetie Tribal Government.[1]
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,993 passenger boardings (enplanements) in the calendar year 2008,[2] 2,120 enplanements in 2009 and 2,523 in 2010.[3] It was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (the "commercial service" category requires at least 2,500 per year).[4]
Venetie Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005,[needs update] the airport had 1,900 aircraft operations, an average of 158 per month: 79% air taxi and 21% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Everts Air | Fairbanks[5] |
| Wright Air Service | Arctic Village, Fairbanks, Fort Yukon[6] |
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Fairbanks, AK |
2,000 | Arctic Circle, Wright |
| 2 | Fort Yukon, AK |
1,000 | Wright |
