Ambler Airport (Iñupiaq: Ivisaappaat Mirviat) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Ambler, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,357 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 0.13% from the 2,354 enplanements in 2007. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) . Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned AFM by the FAA and ABL by the IATA.Great Circle Mapper: ABL / PAFM - Ambler, Alaska The airport's ICAO identifier is PAFM.
Facilities Ambler Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 334 feet (102 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with gravel surfaces: 9/27 measures 2,400 by 60 feet (732 x 18 m) and 18/36 is 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m).
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
+ Top domestic destinations: Jan. – Dec. 2015 Rank City Airport Passengers 1 Kotzebue, AK Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ) 1,510 2 Shungnak, AK Shungnak Airport (SHG) 150 3 Selawik, AK Selawik Airport (WLK) 80 4 Kobuk, AK Kobuk Airport (OBU) 50 5 Noorvik, AK Noorvik Airport (ORV) 30
See also List of airports in Alaska
References
External links FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)