- Source: Kobuk Airport
Kobuk Airport (IATA: OBU, ICAO: PAOB, FAA LID: OBU) (Iñupiaq: Laugviik Mirviak) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kobuk, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,176 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 1,048 in 2009, and 1,255 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).
Facilities and aircraft
Kobuk Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 142 feet (43 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 4,020 by 75 feet (1,225 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2011, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day, 100% air taxi.
Airlines and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
= Statistics
=See also
List of airports in Alaska
References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Topographic map from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for OBU, effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for OBU
AirNav airport information for PAOB
ASN accident history for OBU
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for PAOB
Airport information for PAOB at Great Circle Mapper.