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{{Short description|Airport in Alaska}}
{{Infobox airport
{{Infobox airport
| name = Deadhorse Airport
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Deadhorse Airport
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Deadhorse Airport
| pushpin_label = '''PASC'''
| pushpin_label = '''SCC'''
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| r1-number = 6/24
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[[Image:DeadhorseAirport.png|right|thumb|210px|Diagram of Deadhorse Airport. [[US FAA]] image. Not to be used for navigational purposes]]
[[Image:DeadhorseAirport.png|right|thumb|210px|Diagram of Deadhorse Airport. [[US FAA]] image.]]

'''Deadhorse Airport''' {{Airport codes|SCC|PASC|SCC}} is a public [[airport]] located in [[Deadhorse, Alaska|Deadhorse]] on the North Slope of [[Alaska]]. It can be accessed from [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] via the [[Elliott Highway|Elliott]] and [[Dalton Highway|Dalton]] highways. It is near [[Prudhoe Bay]] and is sometimes also called '''Prudhoe Airport'''.
'''Deadhorse Airport''' {{Airport codes|SCC|PASC|SCC}} is a public [[airport]] located in [[Deadhorse, Alaska|Deadhorse]] on the North Slope of [[Alaska]]. It can be accessed from [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]] via the [[Elliott Highway|Elliott]] and [[Dalton Highway|Dalton]] highways. It is near [[Prudhoe Bay]] and is sometimes also called '''Prudhoe Airport'''.


[[File:Deadhorse_AK_Airport.jpg|thumb|SCC Deadhorse-Prudhoe Bay airport from a 737 aircraft]]
[[File:Deadhorse_AK_Airport.jpg|thumb|The airport from a 737 aircraft]]


==Facilities and aircraft==
==Facilities and aircraft==
Deadhorse Airport covers {{convert|6506|acre|ha|0}} and has one 6,500 x 150&nbsp;ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved [[runway]] (5/23).<ref name=FAA />
Deadhorse Airport covers {{convert|6506|acre|ha|0}} and has one 6,500 x 150&nbsp;ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved [[runway]] (5/23).<ref name=FAA />


Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single engine aircraft, two double engine aircraft and 5 helicopters.
Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single-engine aircraft, two multiengine aircraft and 5 helicopters.


For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% [[general aviation]], 28% [[air taxi]], 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.<ref name=FAA />
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% [[general aviation]], 28% [[air taxi]], 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.<ref name=FAA />


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2022}}
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport|Utqiagvik]], [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]]
| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]]
| [[Ravn Alaska]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Barter Island LRRS Airport|Barter Island/Kaktovik]], [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]], [[Nuiqsut Airport|Nuiqsut]]
| [[Wright Air Service]] | [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]], [[Barter Island LRRS Airport|Kaktovik/Barter Island]], [[Nuiqsut Airport|Nuiqsut]], [[Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport|Utqiagvik]]<ref>[http://info.flightmapper.net/airline/WRT/SCC Wright Schedule] Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.</ref>
}}
}}
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. Wright Air Service, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, purchased Ravn's terminal and other assets and now operates across the North Slope out of that location.
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The Airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4 ft (20.5m).

* [[Pathfinder Aviation]] provides helicopter transportation services to the Alaska oil and gas and related support industries.
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The airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4&nbsp;ft (20.5m).


===Historical air service===
===Historical air service===


[[Wien Air Alaska]] began serving the airport during the early 1970s with [[Boeing 737-200]] jet service operated nonstop to both [[Anchorage]] and [[Fairbanks]].<ref>htp://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable</ref> By 1984, Wien was operating direct, no change of plane 737 service to the lower 48 states in the U.S. with a daily flight operated on a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Fairbanks - Anchorage - [[Seattle]] - [[Oakland]] - [[Phoenix]].<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable</ref> [[Western Airlines]] briefly served Prudhoe Bay during the early 1980s with nonstop jet service to Anchorage and was the only major air carrier at the time to directly serve the airport. <ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map</ref>
[[Wien Air Alaska]] began serving the airport during the early 1970s with [[Boeing 737-200]] jet service operated nonstop to both [[Anchorage]] and [[Fairbanks]].<ref>http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable</ref> By 1984, Wien was operating direct, no change of plane 737 service to the lower 48 states in the U.S. on a daily basis with a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Fairbanks - Anchorage - [[Seattle]] - [[Oakland]] - [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]].<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable</ref> [[Western Airlines]] briefly served Prudhoe Bay during the early 1980s with nonstop jet service to Anchorage and was the only major U.S. air carrier at the time to directly serve the airport.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map</ref> [[Alaska Airlines]] began serving Prudhoe Bay in December 1981 with Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage and Fairbanks.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Alaska Airlines 1981 Annual Report</ref> In 1982, Alaska Airlines was operating a multi-stop 737 service on a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Anchorage - [[Cordova, AK]] - [[Yakutat, AK]] - [[Juneau]] - [[Sitka, AK]] - Seattle.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 7, 1982 Alaska Airlines system timetable</ref> Also in 1982, Alaska Airlines and [[Continental Airlines]] were cooperating with daily no change of plane [[Transport hub|interchange]] jet service from the lower 48 states flying a routing of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]] - [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] - [[Denver]] - [[Portland, OR]] - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay.<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental Airlines/Texas International Airlines system timetable</ref> By 1985, [[MarkAir]] was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage, Fairbanks and [[Barrow, AK]].<ref>http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 15, 1985 MarkAir route map</ref>


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
{{Bar graph
| title = Carrier shares: January – December 2016<ref name ="transtats.bts.gov" />
|+ Top airlines at MRI (September 2021 - August 2022)<ref name="transtats.bts.gov" />


! Rank
| bar_width = 28
! Airline
| width_units = em
! Passengers
| label_type = Carrier&nbsp;&nbsp;
! Percent of market share
| data_type = Passengers (arriving and departing)

| data_max = 51,000
|-
⚫
| label1 = [[Alaska Airlines|Alaska]]
⚫
| align=right | 1
| data1 = 50,550
⚫
| [[Alaska Airlines]]
| comment1 = 61.57%
| align=right | 39,840
| label2 = [[Horizon Air|Horizon]]
| align=right | 74.35%
| data2 = 20,180
|-
| comment2 = 24.58%
| align=right | 2
| label3 = [[Hageland Aviation|Hageland]]
| [[Horizon Air]] (Alaska Airlines)
| data3 = 6,140
| align=right | 9,340
| comment3 = 7.48%
| align=right | 17.43%
| label4 = [[Era Alaska|Corvus]]
|-
| data4 = 5,230
| align=right | 3
| comment4 = 6.37%
| [[Wright Air Service]]
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}}
| align=right | 4,320
| align=right | 8.06%
|-
| align=right | 4
| [[70 North]] <!-- DOT lists airline as JuniPogo -->
| align=right | 80
| align=right | 0.16%
|-
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|}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016<ref name="transtats.bts.gov">
|+ Top domestic destinations: September 2021 – August 2022<ref name="transtats.bts.gov">
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SCC&Airport_Name=Deadhorse,%20AK:%20Deadhorse%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
| url = https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=fPP&Nv42146_anzr=Qrnqu145r,%20NX:%20Qrnqu145r%20Nv42146&pn44vr4=SNPgf
| title = Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC)
| title = Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC)
| publisher = [[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]] (BTS), [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]] (RITA), [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]
| publisher = [[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]] (BTS), [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]] (RITA), [[U.S. Department of Transportation]]
| date = December 2016 | accessdate = May 5, 2017
| date = August 2022 | access-date = Dec 2, 2022
}}
}}
</ref>
</ref>
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! Carriers
! Carriers
|-
|-
| align=right | 1
| 1
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Anchorage, AK]]
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Anchorage, AK]]
| [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]]
| [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport]]
| align=right | 32,820
| align=right | 24,520
| Alaska, Ravn Alaska
| Alaska
|-
|-
| align=right | 2
| 2
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Fairbanks]]
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Nuiqsut, AK]]
| [[Fairbanks International Airport]]
| [[Nuiqsut Airport]]
| align=right | 3,990
| align=right | 710
| Wright
| Alaska, Ravn Connect
|-
|-
| align=right | 3
| 3
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Utqiagvik, AK]]
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Utqiaġvik, AK]] <!-- Utqiagvik still listed as Barrow under DOT -->
| [[Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport]]
| [[Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport]]
| align=right | 2,210
| align=right | 580
| Alaska
| Wright
|-
|-
| align=right | 4
| 4
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Kaktovik, AK]]
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Fairbanks, AK]]
| [[Fairbanks International Airport]]
| align=right | 540
| Wright
|-
| align=right | 5
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Kaktovik, AK|Kaktovik]] / [[Barter Island|Barter Island, AK]]
| [[Barter Island LRRS Airport]]
| [[Barter Island LRRS Airport]]
| align=right | 1,490
| align=right | 470
| Wright
| Ravn Connect
|-
|-

| 5
| {{flagicon|Alaska}} [[Nuiqsut, AK]]
| [[Nuiqsut Airport]]
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| align=right | 1,310
| Ravn Connect
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Alaska]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
<references />


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Deadhorse Airport}}
{{Commons category|Deadhorse Airport}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050119153032/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/SCC.gif FAA Alaska airport diagram] <small>([[GIF]])</small>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050119153032/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/SCC.gif FAA Alaska airport diagram] <small>([[GIF]])</small>

{{US-airport2|SCC|PASC}}
{{US-airport2|SCC|PASC}}
{{Portal bar|Alaska|Aviation}}
{{Airports in Alaska}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Airports in North Slope Borough, Alaska]]
[[Category:Airports in North Slope Borough, Alaska]]

Revision as of 16:41, 14 December 2023

Deadhorse Airport

Prudhoe Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
LocationDeadhorse, Alaska
Elevation AMSL64 ft / 20 m
Coordinates70°11′41″N 148°27′55″W / 70.19472°N 148.46528°W / 70.19472; -148.46528
Map
SCC is located in Alaska
SCC
SCC
Location of Deadhorse Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations32,912
Based aircraft10
Passengers82,100
Freight32,000,000 lbs
Diagram of Deadhorse Airport. US FAA image.

Deadhorse Airport (IATA: SCC, ICAO: PASC, FAA LID: SCC) is a public airport located in Deadhorse on the North Slope of Alaska. It can be accessed from Fairbanks via the Elliott and Dalton highways. It is near Prudhoe Bay and is sometimes also called Prudhoe Airport.

The airport from a 737 aircraft

Facilities and aircraft

Deadhorse Airport covers 6,506 acres (2,633 ha) and has one 6,500 x 150 ft. (1,981 x 46 m) paved runway (5/23).[1]

Deadhorse Airport, on average has 10 aircraft on the field, three single-engine aircraft, two multiengine aircraft and 5 helicopters.

For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2008, the airport had 19,710 aircraft operations, averaging 54 per day: 54% general aviation, 28% air taxi, 18% scheduled commercial and 1% military.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage
Wright Air Service Fairbanks, Kaktovik/Barter Island, Nuiqsut, Utqiagvik[2]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations. Wright Air Service, based in Fairbanks, Alaska, purchased Ravn's terminal and other assets and now operates across the North Slope out of that location.

The airport first opened in April 1970, and does not have a control tower. The elevation of the airport is 67.4 ft (20.5m).

Historical air service

Wien Air Alaska began serving the airport during the early 1970s with Boeing 737-200 jet service operated nonstop to both Anchorage and Fairbanks.[3] By 1984, Wien was operating direct, no change of plane 737 service to the lower 48 states in the U.S. on a daily basis with a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Fairbanks - Anchorage - Seattle - Oakland - Phoenix.[4] Western Airlines briefly served Prudhoe Bay during the early 1980s with nonstop jet service to Anchorage and was the only major U.S. air carrier at the time to directly serve the airport.[5] Alaska Airlines began serving Prudhoe Bay in December 1981 with Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage and Fairbanks.[6] In 1982, Alaska Airlines was operating a multi-stop 737 service on a routing of Prudhoe Bay - Anchorage - Cordova, AK - Yakutat, AK - Juneau - Sitka, AK - Seattle.[7] Also in 1982, Alaska Airlines and Continental Airlines were cooperating with daily no change of plane interchange jet service from the lower 48 states flying a routing of Tulsa - Wichita - Denver - Portland, OR - Anchorage - Fairbanks - Prudhoe Bay.[8] By 1985, MarkAir was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage, Fairbanks and Barrow, AK.[9]

Statistics

Top airlines at MRI (September 2021 - August 2022)[10]
Rank Airline Passengers Percent of market share
1 Alaska Airlines 39,840 74.35%
2 Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines) 9,340 17.43%
3 Wright Air Service 4,320 8.06%
4 70 North 80 0.16%
Top domestic destinations: September 2021 – August 2022[10]
Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Alaska Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport 24,520 Alaska
2 Alaska Nuiqsut, AK Nuiqsut Airport 710 Wright
3 Alaska Utqiaġvik, AK Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport 580 Wright
4 Alaska Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks International Airport 540 Wright
5 Alaska Kaktovik / Barter Island, AK Barter Island LRRS Airport 470 Wright

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for SCC PDF, retrieved 2017-05-05
  2. ^ Wright Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.
  3. ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable
  4. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable
  5. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map
  6. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Alaska Airlines 1981 Annual Report
  7. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 7, 1982 Alaska Airlines system timetable
  8. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental Airlines/Texas International Airlines system timetable
  9. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 15, 1985 MarkAir route map
  10. ^ a b "Deadhorse, AK: Deadhorse (SCC)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. August 2022. Retrieved Dec 2, 2022.

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