Valdez Airport
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Valdez Airport (Template:Comma separated entries),[1] 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.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Valdez Airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". 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).[2]
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.[2]
Airlines and destinations
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
- On April 25, 1964, an Air National Guard Fairchild C-123 Provider impacted Prince William Sound 1.5KM off shore 3 minutes after takeoff at night during heavy snowfall. All 4 occupants were killed.[3]
- On February 25, 1985, a USAF Boeing RC-135 crashed into a mountain after a few MLS approaches to Valdez Airport in poor visibility. All 3 occupants died.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Great Circle Mapper: VDZ/PAVD - Valdez, Alaska
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- ↑ Accident description for 56-4388 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 14, 2023.
- ↑ Accident description for 55-3121 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on August 14, 2023.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VDZ, effective Error: Invalid time.
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VDZ
- AirNav airport information for PAVD
- ASN accident history for VDZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAVD
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for VDZ
