Valdez airport

Valdez airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	PAVD
IATA code	VDZ
Coordinates	61 ° 8 '2 "  N , 146 ° 14' 54"  W Coordinates: 61 ° 8 '2 "  N , 146 ° 14' 54"  W
Height above MSL	37 m (121  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	4 miles east of Valdez, Alaska
Street	Richardson Highway
Basic data
operator	State of Alaska
surface	57 ha
Terminals	1
Flight movements	13000
Start-and runway
06/24	1981 m × 46 m asphalt

View from the northeast over Valdez airport

The Valdez Airport ( IATA: VDZ; ICAO: PAVD; as Pioneer Field known) is a public, from the state of Alaska -operated airport, which is 6 km east of the city center of Valdez is.

Infrastructure and air traffic

The airport opened in October 1952 and is located almost 5 km east of the city of Valdez. It covers an area of ​​57 hectares and is located 37 meters above sea level. It has an asphalt runway called 06/24, which is 1981 meters long and 46 meters wide.

In 2011, the airport recorded approximately 9,300 aircraft movements (25 per day, 40.9% air taxi , 53.8% general aviation and 5.4% military). There were 35 aircraft stationed in Valdez: 25 single-engine aircraft, one twin-engine aircraft, seven helicopters and two microlights .

Airlines and destinations

airline	Destinations
Era Aviation	Anchorage
Grant Aviation	Anchorage , Homer , Kenai

Web links

• Valdez Airport on aeronav.faa.gov
• Valdez Airport on nfdc.faa.gov
• Information about Valdez Airport

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: VDZ / PAVD - Valdez, Alaska
2. ↑ FAA Alaska Airport Diagram ( Memento from January 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) ( GIF )
3. ↑ http://gc.kls2.com/airport/VDZ
4. ^ Based Aircraft and Operations FAA