Tatitlek Airport is a state-owned public-use airport serving Tatitlek, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of

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for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''

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'' facility. Scheduled passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the

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via the

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program.

Facilities and aircraft

Tatitlek Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above

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designated 12/30 with a

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surface measuring 3,701 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). There is also a seaplane landing area designated 13W/31W which measures 8,000 by 4,000 feet (2,438 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,350 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per week: 53%

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and 47%

Airline and destinations

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: Service to Anchorage was previously provided by

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and

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Statistics

References

Other sources

* Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2013-0030) from the

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Order 2013-2-22 (February 22, 2013)
requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy. Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., provided scheduled passenger service to Tatitlek through April 2008 and terminated its service at that time without filing a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend that service. The carrier ceased all operations in August 2010. *
Order 2013-6-6 (June 7, 2013)
re-soliciting proposals by June 20, 2013, from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy ... for one or two round trips per week, year round, at Tatitlek. *
Order 2013-8-1 (August 2, 2013)
selecting

, LLC, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, with two nonstop round trips per week to Anchorage with

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aircraft for a two-year period for $93,080 annual subsidy. Tatitlek, Alaska: Docket 2013-0030. effective Period: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015. *
Order 2013-8-1 (August 23, 2013)
adjusting the starting date for the inauguration of Essential Air Service by Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to September 2, 2013.

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram
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