Deadhorse Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
6/24 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
Aircraft operations | 32,912 |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 10 |
Passengers | 82,100 |
Freight | 32,000,000 lbs |
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.
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
Source:[2][3]
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Alaska Airlines | Anchorage[4][5] |
Wright Air Service | Fairbanks,[6] Kaktovik/Barter Island,[7] Nuiqsut, Utqiagvik[8][9] |
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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] Alaska Airlines began serving Prudhoe Bay in December 1981 with Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage and Fairbanks.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] By 1985, MarkAir was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 service to Anchorage, Fairbanks and Barrow, AK.[16]
Statistics
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% |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | 24,520 | Alaska |
2 | Nuiqsut, AK | Nuiqsut Airport | 710 | Wright |
3 | Utqiaġvik, AK | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial Airport | 580 | Wright |
4 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport | 540 | Wright |
5 | Kaktovik / Barter Island, AK | Barter Island LRRS Airport | 470 | Wright |
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for SCC PDF, retrieved 2017-05-05
- ^ "Deadhorse Airport Improvements, Transportation & Public Facilities". dot.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "SCC Arrivals and Departures - Plane Finder".
- ^ [1] Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ [2] Retrieved May 22, 2024
- ^ [3] Retrieved May 22, 2024
- ^ [4] Retrieved May 22, 2024
- ^ Wright Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.
- ^ [5] Retrieved May 22, 2024
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, June 1, 1974 Wien Air Alaska timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 1, 1984 Wien Airlines system timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Jan. 1, 1982 Western Airlines route map
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Alaska Airlines 1981 Annual Report
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 7, 1982 Alaska Airlines system timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1982 Continental Airlines/Texas International Airlines system timetable
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, Oct. 15, 1985 MarkAir route map
- ^ 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.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SCC
- AirNav airport information for PASC
- ASN accident history for SCC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PASC
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for SCC
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