Ekwok Airport

Airport

KEK

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	3,319	1,012	Gravel

Statistics (2016)

Aircraft operations (2013)	2,200
Based Aircraft (2017)	0
Passengers	640
Freight	152,000 lbs

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]
Source: Bureau of Transportation^[2]

Ekwok Airport (IATA: KEK, FAA LID: KEK) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ekwok,^[1] a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Merrill Field in Anchorage, AK is provided by Dena'ina air.^[3]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 283 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[4] 182 enplanements in 2009, and 284 in 2010.^[5] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).^[6]

Facilities and aircraft

Ekwok Airport covers an area of 118 acres (48 ha) at an elevation of 135 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 75 feet (1,006 x 23 m).^[1] The runway rebuilt and lengthened in 2005^[1] prior to which its length was 2,720 feet (829 m).^[7]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 2,200 aircraft operations, an average of 183 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Grant Aviation	Dillingham, Koliganek, Manokotak, New Stuyahok^[8]

Dena'ina Air Taxi offers service from Ekwok to Anchorage or milk run flights through neighboring village flights to Anchorage.

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016^[2]
Rank	City	Airport	Passengers
1	Dillingham, AK	Dillingham Airport	280
2	New Stuyahok, AK	New Stuyahok Airport	20
	Koliganek, AK	Koliganek Airport	20

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e FAA Airport Form 5010 for KEK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Ekwok, AK: Ekwok (KEK)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
^ "Timetable" (PDF). PenAir. October 21, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
^ "Airport diagram for Ekwok (KEK)". Federal Aviation Administration. December 25, 2003. Archived from the original (GIF) on 2005-01-19.
^ Grant Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.

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External links

Topographic map from USGS The National Map
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for KEK
- AirNav airport information for KEK
- ASN accident history for KEK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KEK