Brevig Mission Airport
Encyclopedia
Brevig Mission Airport is a state-owned public-use airport
located in Brevig Mission
, a city in the Nome Census Area
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, this airport had 2,696 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2007, a decrease of 14% from the 3,152 enplanements in 2006.
of 38 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has two gravel
surfaced runway
s: 11/29 is 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m); 4/22 is 2,110 by 75 feet (643 x 23 m).
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in Brevig Mission
Brevig Mission, Alaska
Brevig Mission is a city in Nome Census Area, Alaska. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brevig Mission is located at ....
, a city in the Nome Census Area
Nome Census Area, Alaska
Nome Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 9,196. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community by far is the city of Nome....
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, this airport had 2,696 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2007, a decrease of 14% from the 3,152 enplanements in 2006.
Facilities
Brevig Mission Airport covers an area of 344 acres (139.2 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 38 feet (12 m) above mean sea level. It has two gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
surfaced runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 11/29 is 3,000 by 100 feet (914 x 30 m); 4/22 is 2,110 by 75 feet (643 x 23 m).
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
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