Beaver Airport

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Beaver Airport
IATA: WBQ – ICAO: PAWB – FAA: WBQ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
Serves		Beaver, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		359 ft / 109 m
Coordinates		66°21′44″N 147°24′24″W / 66.36222, -147.40667
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
5/23	3,954	1,205	Gravel
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			800
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Beaver Airport (IATA: WBQ, ICAO: PAWB, FAA LID: WBQ) is a state-owned, public-use airport located in the village of Beaver in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Beaver Airport covers an area of 446 acres (180 ha) and has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 3,954 by 75 feet (1,205 by 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 800 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per month: 75% general aviation and 25% air taxi.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for WBQ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20

[edit] External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
• Hybrid map and satellite image
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PAWB
  • ASN accident history for WBQ
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAWB
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAWB
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for WBQ