Stebbins Airport is a state-owned public-use
airport
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located in
Stebbins, in the
Nome Census Area
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,
Alaska
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,
United States
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.
Facilities
Stebbins Airport covers an area of at an
elevation
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of 14 feet (4 m) above
mean sea level
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. It has one
runway
According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concre ...
designated 5/23 with a 3,000 x 60 ft (914 x 18 m)
gravel surface.
Airlines and destinations
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram( GIF)
Airports in the Nome Census Area, Alaska
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