Unalaska Airport

Unalaska Airport
Dutch Harbor Airport
Tom Madsen Airport
IATA: DUT – ICAO: PADU – FAA LID: DUT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Unalaska, Alaska
Location Amaknak Island
Hub for PenAir
Elevation AMSL 22 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 53°53′56″N 166°32′42″W / 53.89889°N 166.54500°W / 53.89889; -166.54500Coordinates: 53°53′56″N 166°32′42″W / 53.89889°N 166.54500°W / 53.89889; -166.54500
Map
DUT

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,100 1,250 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 1,295
Based aircraft 4

Unalaska Airport (IATA: DUT, ICAO: PADU, FAA LID: DUT)[2] is a state owned, public use airport in the City of Unalaska,[1] on Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the Bering Sea coast of Unalaska Island, 800 miles (1,300 km) southwest of Anchorage and 1,950 miles (3,140 km) from Seattle.

The official name of the City of Unalaska's port is Dutch Harbor. That name is also applied to the portion of Unalaska on Amaknak Island, which is located across a bridge from the rest of the city on Unalaska Island.[3] Therefore, the airport is sometimes referred to as Dutch Harbor Airport. In 2002, the State of Alaska renamed it Tom Madsen Airport in honor of Charles Thomas Madsen Sr., a bush pilot who was killed in an airplane accident that year.[4][5] However, the Federal Aviation Administration still refers to it as Unalaska Airport.[1]

Scheduled commercial airline service is provided by PenAir, a code share partner of Alaska Airlines. At one point Alaska Airlines operated Boeing 737-200 Combi jetliners to the airport with these aircraft transporting a combination of passengers and freight on the main deck of the aircraft. However, due to load restrictions as a result of the short runway as well as cancellations due to weather, Alaska Airlines then contracted the service via a code sharing arrangement to PenAir in 2004. PenAir currently operates Saab 340 and Saab 2000 regional turboprop aircraft into the airport. AirPac also previously served the airport with British Aerospace BAe 146-100 jets with this aircraft type having enhanced short runway takeoff and landing performance. The airfield runway is 4,100 feet long which is quite short for jet operations when compared with typical runways normally used by mainline jet aircraft. Other airlines that served the airport in the past included MarkAir operating Boeing 737-200 Combi jet aircraft and Reeve Aleutian Airways flying Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops via a code sharing agreement with Alaska Airlines.[6]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 28,234 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[7] 26,705 enplanements in 2009, and 26,711 in 2010.[8] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[9]

DUT bag tag for a 1972 flight on Reeve Aleutian Airways

Facilities and aircraft

Unalaska Airport has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,100 by 100 feet (1,250 x 30 m).[1] There is a microwave landing system (MLS) approach.[1] The airport's runway is bordered on one side by a steep drop off into the ocean and the side of a hill on the other. Both ends drop off into open water.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 1,295 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per week: 85% scheduled commercial, 8% air taxi, 4% general aviation, and 4% military. At that time there were 4 aircraft based at this airport: 75% multi-engine and 25% ultralight.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage
Grant Aviation Akutan, Atka, Nikolski
PenAir Anchorage

The Alaska Airlines passenger service operates with Saab 340 turboprop aircraft.[10]

Cargo

The following air carrier operates air cargo flights from the airport:

AirlinesDestinations
ACE Air Cargo Anchorage, Cold Bay

Media appearances

Unalaska Airport is the base for the "Dutch Harbor Approach" mission supplied with Microsoft Flight Simulator X.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FAA Airport Master Record for DUT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: DUT / PADU - Unalaska, Alaska
  3. ↑ "Welcome to the City of Unalaska". City of Unalaska. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  4. ↑ "House TRANSPORTATION Minute: HB 523-MADSEN AIRPORT AT DUTCH HARBOR". Alaska State Legislature, House of Representatives. 2002-04-23. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  5. ↑ "Sponsor Statement for CS HB 523: Madsen Airport in Unalaska". Web Site of the House and Senate Legislative Majorities for the 22nd Alaska State Legislature. 2002-04-25. Retrieved 2007-06-08. line feed character in |publisher= at position 56 (help)
  6. ↑ departedflights.com, April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Anchorage flight schedules
  7. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  8. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  9. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  10. ↑ http://www.alaskaair.com, Downloadable Timetables, Anchorage-Dutch Harbor flight schedules
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