Airport type Private Elevation AMSL 67 ft / 20 m 6,551 1,997 Address Kuparuk, AK 99510, USA Elevation 20 m | 6/24 6,551 Code UUK Phone +1 907-263-4393 | |
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Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport (IATA: UUK, ICAO: PAKU, FAA LID: UBW) is a private-use airport located in Kuparuk, Alaska, United States. It is privately owned by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. which operates the Kuparuk oil field.
Facilities and aircraft
Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport currently has one runway designated 6/24 with an Asphalt (previously gravel) surface measuring 6,551 by 150 ft (1,997 by 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2001, the airport had 1,850 aircraft operations, an average of 5 per day: 95% general aviation and 5% air taxi.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ugnu–Kuparuk Airport is assigned UBW by the FAA and UUK by the IATA.
References
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