Skwentna Airport | |
Iata: | SKW |
Icao: | PASW |
Faa: | SKW |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
City-Served: | Skwentna, Alaska |
Elevation-F: | 148 |
Elevation-M: | 45 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
Pushpin Label: | SKW |
Coordinates: | 61.9653°N -151.1914°W |
R1-Number: | 10/28 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,400 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,036 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Stat-Year: | 2009 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
Stat1-Data: | 3,500 |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Skwentna Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located in Skwentna, in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 496 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 64% from the 303 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Skwentna Airport covers an area of 130acres at an elevation of 148 feet (45 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a gravel surface measuring 3,400 by 75 feet (1,036 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, an average of 291 per month: 71% general aviation and 29% air taxi.