Umiat Airport (IATA: UMT[2], ICAO: PAUM[3], FAA LID: UMT) is a state owned, public use airport located in Umiat,[1] in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The original runway was created by Seabees of Construction Battalion Detachment 1058 in 1945.[4] They built it to facilitate the resupply of their drilling operation at Umiat.
Umiat Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Umiat, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 267 ft / 81 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°22′16″N 152°08′06″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 197 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 569 in 2009, and 107 in 2010.[6]
Umiat Airport covers an area of 290 acres (117 ha) at an elevation of 267 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with a gravel surface measuring 5,583 by 100 feet (1,702 x 30 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 200 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month: 50% air taxi and 50% general aviation.[1]
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Hageland | 190(91.67%) |
| Era Aviation | 20(8.33%) |
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | |
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| 1 | Deadhorse, AK | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | 20 | 20 |
| 2 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fairbanks International (FAI) | <10 | <10 |
| 3 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 |
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