Valdez Airport

Valdez Airport

Pioneer Field
Valdez Airport, left background, as seen in an aerial photo taken 1974
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesValdez, Alaska
Elevation AMSL128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates61°08′02″N 146°14′54″W / 61.13389°N 146.24833°W / 61.13389; -146.24833
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VDZ is located in Alaska
VDZ
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations10,300
Based aircraft35

Valdez Airport (IATA: VDZ, ICAO: PAVD, FAA LID: VDZ),[2] also known as Pioneer Field, is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Valdez, a city in the Chugach Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

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Valdez Airport covers an area of 836 acres (338 ha) at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24 which measures 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 10,300 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 37% air taxi, 53% general aviation, 5% commercial, and 5% military. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 25 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 7 helicopter and 2 ultralight.[1]

Airlines and destinations

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Historically, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service provided by Alaska Airlines during the mid-1970s. The Alaska Airlines system timetable dated February 1, 1975 lists a Boeing 727-100 flight nonstop to Anchorage. Era Aviation served the airport during the 1980s with Convair 580 and de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7 turboprops.

Accidents near VDZ

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See also

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References

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