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Seward Airport covers an area of 302 acres (122 ha) at an elevation of 22 feet (6.7 m) above mean sea level.It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 4,240 by 100 feet (1,292 by 30 m) and 16/34 is 2,279 by 75 feet (695 by 23 m).
This is a list of airports in Alaska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Seward was an important port for the military buildup in Alaska during World War II. Fort Raymond was established in Seward along the Resurrection River to protect the community. An Army airfield built in Seward during the war later became Walseth Air Force Base. Both of the military facilities were closed shortly after the end of the war. [7]
Also see airport category and list. PGRO (ROP) – Rota International Airport (Benjamin Taisacan Manglona International Airport) (FAA: GRO) – Rota Island; PGSN (SPN) – Saipan International Airport (Francisco C. Ada International Airport) (FAA: GSN) – Saipan Island; PGWT (TIQ) – Tinian International Airport (West Tinian) (FAA: TNI ...
Its main settlement is Seward, located at the head of the bay. The bay received its name from Alexandr Baranov , who was forced to retreat into the bay during a bad storm in the Gulf of Alaska . When the storm settled it was Easter Sunday , so the bay and nearby Resurrection River were named in honor of it.
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Formerly Liberal Municipal Airport, it hosts the Mid-America Air Museum. The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 7,911 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [2] 6,255 in 2009 and 7,156 in 2010. [3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial ...
Wales (Inupiaq: Kiŋigin, IPA:) is a city [4] [5] in the Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.At the 2010 census the population was 145, [4] down from 152 in 2000. It is the westernmost city on the North American mainland, although Adak, located on Adak Island, is the westernmost city in Alaska.