Buckland Airport

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Buckland Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesBuckland, Alaska
Elevation AMSL31 ft / 9 m
Coordinates65°58′54″N 161°08′57″W / 65.98167°N 161.14917°W / 65.98167; -161.14917
Map
BKC is located in Alaska
BKC
BKC
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 3,200 975 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations (2013)4,250
Based aircraft1
Passengers6,968
Freight1,234,000 lbs

Buckland Airport (IATA: BKC, ICAO: PABL, FAA LID: BVK, formerly 7K5; Iñupiaq: Nunatchiam Mirvia or Kaŋium Mirvia) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Buckland,[1] a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is situated on the Buckland River.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BVK by the FAA[1] and BKC by the IATA[2] (which assigned BVK to Huacaraje, Bolivia[3]). The airport's ICAO identifier is PABL.[4]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Buckland Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 31 feet (9 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with a gravel surface measuring 3,200 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Bering Air Deering, Kotzebue[5]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. As of January 2022, Ravn has not reintroduced services.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BVK PDF, effective January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: BKC / PABL - Buckland, Alaska
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: BVK / SLHJ - Huacaraje, Bolivia
  4. ^ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Federal Aviation Administration. Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  5. ^ Bering Air Kotzebue Schedule Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.

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