Five Mile Airport is a private-use
airport
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located in
Five Mile (or Five Mile Camp) in the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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. The airport is owned by the United States
Bureau of Land Management
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(BLM) - Pipeline Office and managed by the
Alyeska Pipeline Company
The Alyeska consortium refers to the major oil companies that own and operate the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) through the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.
History
The Alaska corporation commonly known as Alyeska Pipeline Company was fou ...
.
It is also known as Five Mile Camp Airport.
Wind Resource Assessment Data
. Alaska Energy Authority.
Facilities and aircraft
Five Mile Airport has one runway
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designated 11/29 with a gravel
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surface measuring 2,700 by 75 feet (823 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 30, 1994, the airport had 200 general aviation
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aircraft operations, an average of 16 per month.
References
External links
Aerial view of Five Mile Camp, with landing strip at left, during Trans-Alaska Pipeline construction, five miles north of Yukon River in Interior Alaska. Dec. 19, 1974.
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FAA Alaska airport diagram
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* Resources for this airport:
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Airports in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management
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