Sand Point Airport (IATA: SDP[2], ICAO: PASD[3], FAA LID: SDP) is a state owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Sand Point,[1] a city in the Aleutians East Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Anchorage International Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[4]

Sand Point Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesSand Point, Alaska
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates55°18′49″N 160°31′17″W / 55.31361°N 160.52139°W / 55.31361; -160.52139
Map
SDP is located in Alaska
SDP
SDP
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,213 1,589 Asphalt
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations2,012

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,296 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 3,957 in 2009, and 4,281 in 2010.[6] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[7]

Facilities and aircraft edit

Sand Point Airport resides at elevation of 21 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,213 by 150 feet (1,589 x 46 m).[1] For the 12-month period ending December 16, 2003, the airport had 2,012 aircraft operations, an average of 167 per month: 59.6% general aviation, 32.6% air taxi, and 7.8% scheduled commercial.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

AirlinesDestinations
Aleutian Airways Anchorage, Cold Bay[8]
Ravn Alaska Anchorage, Cold Bay[9]

Statistics edit

Carrier shares: January – December 2013[10]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Peninsula
7,640(98.94%)
Grant Aviation
80(1.06%)
Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2013[10]
Rank Destination Airport Passengers
2013 2012
1 Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 3,850 3,650
2 King Salmon, AK King Salmon Airport (AKN) 30 30
3 Cold Bay, AK Cold Bay Airport (CDB) 30 70
4 Unalaska, AK Unalaska Airport (DUT) 20 10
5 King Cove, AK King Cove Airport (KVC) 20 <10
6 Akun, AK Akutan Airport (7AK) <10 <10
7 St. George Island, AK St. George Airport (STG) <10 <10
8 St. Paul, AK St. Paul Island Airport (SNP) <10 <10

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SDP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (SDP: Sand Point / Municipal)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "Alaskan ICAO Identifiers". Location Identifiers (Order JO 7350.8Y). Federal Aviation Administration. December 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Where We Fly". Peninsula Airways (PenAir). Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  7. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  8. ^ "Aleutian Airways Adds Sand Point / Cold Bay From May 2023". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Route Map". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Sandpoint, AK: Sand Point (SDP)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

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