Wrangell Airport
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Wrangell Airport (IATA: WRG, ICAO: PAWG, FAA LID: WRG) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Wrangell, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska which has no road access to the outside world.[1] Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wrangell, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°29′04″N 132°22′11″W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,601 passenger enplanements (boardings) in calendar year 2008,[2] 10,790 in 2009, and 10,882 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a primary commercial service (nonhub) airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year) based on 11,434 enplanements in 2012.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Wrangell Airport has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,999 by 150 feet (1,828 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 13, 2012, the airport had 10,425 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 59% air taxi, 34% general aviation, and 7% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% helicopter.[1]
Airline and destinations
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The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines | Ketchikan, Petersburg |
| Alaska Seaplanes | Petersburg, Sitka[5] |
Alaska Airlines operates daily Boeing 737-700 passenger and Boeing 737-700 passenger/cargo jet service from the airport.[6]
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Seattle/Tacoma, WA | 4,570 | Alaska |
| 2 | Ketchikan, AK | 3,360 | Alaska |
| 3 | Juneau, AK | 3,350 | Alaska |
| 4 | Anchorage, AK | 2,510 | Alaska |
| 5 | Petersburg, AK | 380 | Alaska |
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