Pilot Station Airport

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Pilot Station Airport
  • IATA: PQS
  • ICAO: none
  • FAA LID: 0AK
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesPilot Station, Alaska
Elevation AMSL305 ft / 93 m
Coordinates61°56′04″N 162°53′58″W / 61.93444°N 162.89944°W / 61.93444; -162.89944Coordinates: 61°56′04″N 162°53′58″W / 61.93444°N 162.89944°W / 61.93444; -162.89944
Map
PQS is located in Alaska
PQS
PQS
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 2,541 774 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations700
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pilot Station Airport (IATA: PQS, FAA LID: 0AK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Pilot Station, a city in the Kusilvak Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Pilot Station Airport covers an area of 103 acres (42 ha) at an elevation of 305 feet (93 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a 2,541 x 55 ft (774 x 17 m) gravel surface. For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2005, the airport had 700 aircraft operations, an average of 58 per month: 71% air taxi and 29% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and non-stop destinations[]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Top destinations[]

Busiest domestic routes out of PQS
(July 2010 - June 2011) [2]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Bethel, AK 2,000 Hageland

References[]

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 0AK PDF, effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PQS&Airport_Name=Pilot%20Station,%20AK:%20Pilot%20Station&carrier=FACTS

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