Kwigillingok Airport (IATA: KWK, ICAO: PAGG, FAA LID: GGV, formerly A85) is owned by the Native Village of Kwigillingok and is a public-use airport located one mile (two kilometres) northwest of the central business district of Kwigillingok, in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] There is also a nearby seaplane landing area known as Kwigillingok Seaplane Base (FAA LID: KWK).[2]
Kwigillingok Airport | |||||||||||
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.jpg) Airstrip at Kwigillingok | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Native Village of Kwigillingok | ||||||||||
| Location | Kwigillingok, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°52′35″N 163°10′07″W / 59.87639°N 163.16861°W | ||||||||||
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  KWK Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration and International Air Transport Association, the airport is assigned GGV by the FAA[3] and KWK by the IATA.[4]
Facilities
The airport has one gravel runway (15/33) measuring 1,835 x 40 ft. (559 x 12 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Bethel, Tuntutuliak[5] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Kwigillingok Airport was the most dangerous airport that Alaskan commuter airline Ravn Alaska served,[6] with its sole runway boasting an incredibly narrow width of just over 40 feet. The runway is, essentially, on an island among the numerous creeks, rivers, and other water bodies that are common to the geographical region, as it spans a stretch of land roughly two thousand feet long and one hundred feet wide that connects to the mainland with sparsely placed, thin strips of land. The apron, and the short taxiway to the apron, are both located on one of these thin strips of land, making the taxiing of an aircraft extremely dangerous, as all parts of the airport have bodies of water that present a considerable hazard to aircraft on at least two (2) sides.
See also
References
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PAGG at AirNav
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for GGV at SkyVector
- Accident history for KWK at Aviation Safety Network
