Kodiak Airport

Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport (IATA: ADQ, ICAO: PADQ, FAA LID: ADQ) is a public and military use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) southwest of the central business district of Kodiak, a city on Kodiak Island in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is state-owned and operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF). It is home to the co-located Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak and a hub for Servant Air. On April 11, 2013, the Alaska State Legislature passed SB31, which renamed the facility "Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport," in honor of the designer of the Alaskan flag.

Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic / military
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesKodiak, Alaska
Hub forServant Air
Elevation AMSL80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates57°44′59″N 152°29′38″W
Maps

FAA airport diagram
ADQ
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 7,533 2,296 Asphalt
11/29 5,400 1,646 Asphalt
18/36 5,010 1,527 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations40,949
Based aircraft55

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 82,057 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 78,375 enplanements in 2009, and 80,303 in 2010.

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