Adak Airport

Adak Airport (IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK), formerly Adak Naval Air Station, is a public airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in Alaska. The airport has two runways. The airport is the farthest west for the entire United States at 176.64W.

Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands. Built by the U.S. Navy for Naval air transport, the airport is a world-class facility consisting of a 7,800 foot runway and a 7,600 foot runway, equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings. Adak currently has scheduled jet service provided by Alaska Airlines.

History

The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II. Adak was most recently run by the Navy, until a mid-1990 decision by the federal government to cease operations there under the military's Base Realignment and Closure Program (BRAC). That decision made the land at Adak eligible for transfer back to The Aleut Corporation. The military will remain on Adak, however, as part of its environmental monitoring and cleanup program.

Airline

Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

• Alaska Airlines (Anchorage [via King Salmon] and King Salmon)

References

• FAA Airport Master Record for ADK (Form 5010 PDF)
• State Takes Over Adak Airport - State of Alaska Press Release, 15-Jan-2004

External links

• Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PADK
  • ASN accident history for ADK
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PADK
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PADK
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for ADK

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