Quinhagak Airport

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Quinhagak Airport
IATA: KWN - ICAO: PAQH - FAA: AQH
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Native Village of Kwinhagak
Serves Quinhagak, Alaska
Elevation AMSL 38 ft (11.6 m)
Coordinates 59°45′18″N, 161°50′43″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,000 1,219 Gravel

Quinhagak Airport (IATA: KWN, ICAO: PAQH, FAA LID: AQH), also known as Kwinhagak Airport, is a public airport located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Quinhagak (also spelled Kwinhagak), a city in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Quinhagak Airport is assigned AQH[1] by the FAA and KWN[2] by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is PAQH[3].

[edit] Facilities

Quinhagak Airport covers 123 acres (50 ha) and has one runway:

  • Runway 12/30: 4,000 x 75 ft. (1,219 x 23 m), Surface: Gravel

[edit] References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record for AQH (Form 5010 PDF)
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KWN/PAQH - Quinhagak, Alaska
  3. ^ FAA: Alaska Identifiers

[edit] External links

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