Nuiqsut Airport

Nuiqsut Airport (IATA: NUI, ICAO: PAQT, FAA LID: AQT) is a public use airport located in Nuiqsut,[1] a city in the North Slope Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by North Slope Borough.[1]

Nuiqsut Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNorth Slope Borough
ServesNuiqsut, Alaska
Elevation AMSL38 ft / 12 m
Coordinates70°12′36″N 151°00′20″W
Map
NUI
Location of Nuiqsut Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 4,343 1,324 Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations1,800

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AQT by the FAA[1] and NUI by the IATA.[2] The airport's ICAO identifier is PAQT.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Nuiqsut Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 4,343 by 90 feet (1,324 x 27 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,800 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 83% air taxi, 11% military and 6% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and 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 NUI
(June 2010 - May 2011) [4]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
— Utqiagvik, AK 1,000 Frontier Flying, Hageland
— Deadhorse, AK 1,000 Frontier Flying, Hageland

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for AQT PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. "NUI / PAQT - Nuiqsut, Alaska". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  3. "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  4. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=NUI&Airport_Name=Nuiqsut,%20AK:%20Nuiqsut%20Airport&carrier=FACTS


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