Adak Airport

Adak
Characteristics
ICAO code	PADK
IATA code	ADK
Coordinates	51 ° 52 '41 " N , 176 ° 38' 46" W Coordinates: 51 ° 52 '41 " N , 176 ° 38' 46" W.
Height above MSL	5 m (16 ft )
Basic data
operator	State of Alaska DOT & PF
Runways
05/23	2374 m × 61 m asphalt
18/36	2318 m × 61 m asphalt

The Adak Airport ( Adak Airport, IATA code : ADK; ICAO code : PADK) is a commercial airport on Adak Iceland ( Aleutians , Alaska ). It is the largest and most modern airport in the Aleutian Islands and has two asphalt runways. The westernmost airport in the USA, built by the US Navy for naval air transport, is well equipped and has an instrument landing system .

history

During World War II , the US Navy set up an air base on Adak Island. In 1995, a decision by the federal government ordered the military base to be closed and converted into a civil airport. However, the military remain on Adak as part of the Navy's environmental program. This decision made it possible to return the land to the Aleut Corporation .

Airlines

Flight operations are subsidized through the Essential Air Service (EAS) program:

Alaska Airlines ( Anchorage (via King Salmon ) and King Salmon).

Incidents

On March 15, 1962, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation of the Flying Tiger Line ( aircraft registration number N6911C ) touched down at Adak Airport in front of the runway despite multiple warnings from the air traffic controller, with the landing gear and the right wing being torn off. A violent fire broke out; one of the seven crew members on the cargo flight was killed.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ accident report L-1049H N6911C , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 26 August 2017th

[1] t report L-1049H N6911C , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 26 August 2017th