Eek Airport

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]

Eek Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesEek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates60°12′49″N 162°02′38″W
Map
EEK
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,242 988 Gravel
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations (2012)300
Based aircraft (2017)0
Passengers6,461
Freight820,000 lbs

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]

Facilities

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]

Airlines and non-stop destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Bethel, Quinhagak, Tuntutuliak[9]

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

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2016[3]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Hageland
3,520(54.50%)
Yute
2,760(42.67%)
Grant
180(2.77%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[3]
Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Bethel, AK Bethel Airport 2,440 Yute, Grant, Hageland
2 Quinhagak, AK Quinhagak Airport 630 Grant, Hageland
3 Tuntutuliak, AK Tuntutuliak Airport 70 Grant

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EEK PDF, retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding Data. Federal Aviation Administration. April 27, 2017.
  3. "Eek, AK: Eek (EEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  4. EEK - Eek, Alaska. Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  5. Aeronautical chart and airport information for PAEE at SkyVector. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  6. Eek Airport Relocation, Stage 2 Archived 2012-07-13 at Archive.today. Online Public Notice. State of Alaska. 2002-07-10.
  7. Completed Projects: Eek Airport Relocation Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Osborne Construction Company. Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  8. Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2003-12-25.
  9. "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved May 6, 2017)
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