Kwethluk Airport

Airport

KWT

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
18/36	3,198	975	Gravel

Statistics

Enplanements (2007)	2,923

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]^[2]

Kwethluk Airport (IATA: KWT^[3], ICAO: PFKW^[4], FAA LID: KWT) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kwethluk, a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 2,923 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2007, an increase of 26% from the 2,329 enplanements in 2006.^[2]

Facilities

Kwethluk Airport has one gravel surfaced runway (18/36) measuring 3,198 by 75 ft. (975 by 23 m).^[1]

The airport was relocated from its former site at coordinates 60°48.26′N 161°26.72′W / 60.80433°N 161.44533°W / 60.80433; -161.44533 which had a 1,750 by 35 ft runway (6/24) and a 5,000 x 500 ft seaplane landing area.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KWT PDF, effective 2008-09-25.
^ ^a ^b Preliminary CY 2007 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2008-07-17.
^ KWT: Kwethluk Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
^ PFKW: Kwethluk Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
^ Airport diagram (GIF). Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan Region. 2004-04-15.
^ Aerial photo showing locations of old and new airports. WikiMapia. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

External links

Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PKFW at AirNav
- Accident history for KWT at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for KWT at SkyVector