Eek Airport (IATA: EEK[4], ICAO: PAEE[5], FAA LID: EEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving the city of Eek in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Eek, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 60°12′49″N 162°02′38″W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() EEK Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Statistics (2016) | |||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 3,759 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 16% from the 3,241 enplanements in 2006.[2]
Eek Airport has one runway designated 17/35 with a 3,243 x 60 ft (988 x 18 m) gravel surface.[1]
A federally funded project relocated the airport to a new location about two miles west of Eek.[6][7] The former airport had a 1,400 by 35 ft runway and was located east of Eek at coordinates 60°12.95′N 162°00.35′W.[8]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Bethel, Quinhagak[9] |
Yute Commuter Service | Bethel, Quinhagak[10] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Hageland | 3,520(54.50%) |
Yute | 2,760(42.67%) |
Grant | 180(2.77%) |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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Bethel Airport | 2,440 | Yute, Grant, Hageland |
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Quinhagak Airport | 630 | Grant, Hageland |
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Tuntutuliak Airport | 70 | Grant |