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Adak Airport

Adak Airport
IATA: ADK – ICAO: PADK – FAA: ADK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves Adak Island, Alaska
Location Adak
Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 51°52′41″N 176°38′46″W / 51.87806, -176.64611
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 7,790 2,374 Asphalt
18/36 7,605 2,318 Asphalt

Adak Airport (IATA: ADK, ICAO: PADK, FAA LID: ADK), formerly Adak Naval Air Station, is a public airport located west of Adak, on Adak Island in Alaska. The airport has two runways. The airport is the farthest west for the entire United States at 176.64W.

Adak's airport is one of the largest and most sophisticated airports in the Aleutian Islands. Built by the U.S. Navy for Naval air transport, the airport is a world-class facility consisting of a 7,800-foot (2,400 m) runway and a 7,600-foot (2,300 m) runway, equipped with an Instrument Landing System and glideslope which facilitate Instrument Flight Rules landings. Adak currently has scheduled jet service provided by Alaska Airlines.

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History

The military first developed an air station on Adak during World War II. Adak was most recently run by the Navy, until a mid-1990 decision by the federal government to cease operations there under the military's Base Realignment and Closure Program (BRAC). That decision made the land at Adak eligible for transfer back to The Aleut Corporation. The military will remain on Adak, however, as part of its environmental monitoring and cleanup program.

Airline

Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

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