Galena Airport was used by the USAF 317th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron at Elmendorf AFB as a forward-deployed Base to intercept Soviet aircraft intruding on United States airspace over the Bering Sea. Depicted: Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, 1965.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 7,447 enplanements in 2009, and 12,421 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year) based on enplanements in 2008;[4] however, it qualifies as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2010.
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As Galena Airport, it was used as a military transport base during World War II, facilitating the transit of lend-lease aircraft to the Soviet Union.
As Galena Air Force Station, it was used by the USAF during the Cold War as an interceptor base for aircraft patrolling the western areas of Alaska. It was downsized in 1993, but the military airfield is maintained by a private contractor as a weather/emergency diversion airfield since Regular Air Force fighter-interceptor alert operations ended.[5] It is now known as Galena Forward Operating Location.[citation needed]
Facilities and aircraft
Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport covers an area of 1,250 acres (506 ha) at an elevation of 153 feet (47 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 7/25 is 7,249 by 150 feet (2,209 x 46 m) with an asphalt and concrete surface; 6/24 is 2,786 by 80 feet (849 x 24 m) with a gravel ski strip surface.[1]
The airport also sports a ski-jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear (see picture, ski jump at 07 end) at the other, a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base, as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway.
For the 12-month period ending May 23, 2009, the airport had 19,000 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 68% general aviation, 16% scheduled commercial, 11% military, and 5% air taxi. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, and 15% ultralight.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
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^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for GAL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
^(PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
^ This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
^"Passenger Schedules". Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^"Wright Destinations". Retrieved September 16, 2022.
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Edward G Pitka Sr Airport IATA GAL ICAO PAGA FAA LID GAL is a state owned public use airport located in Galena a city in the Yukon Koyukuk Census Area of the U S state of Alaska 1 Edward G Pitka Sr Airport former Galena Air Force Base IATA GALICAO PAGAFAA LID GALSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerState of Alaska DOT amp PF Northern RegionServesGalena AlaskaElevation AMSL153 ft 47 mCoordinates64 44 10 N 156 56 15 W 64 73611 N 156 93750 W 64 73611 156 93750 Coordinates 64 44 10 N 156 56 15 W 64 73611 N 156 93750 W 64 73611 156 93750MapGALLocation of airport in AlaskaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m7 25 7 249 2 209 Asphalt Concrete6 24 2 786 849 Gravel Ski StripStatistics 2019 Aircraft operations19 000Based aircraft13Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Galena Airport was used by the USAF 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Elmendorf AFB as a forward deployed Base to intercept Soviet aircraft intruding on United States airspace over the Bering Sea Depicted Convair F 102 Delta Dagger 1965 As per Federal Aviation Administration records the airport had 7 784 passenger boardings enplanements in calendar year 2008 2 7 447 enplanements in 2009 and 12 421 in 2010 3 It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 which categorized it as a non primary commercial service airport between 2 500 and 10 000 enplanements per year based on enplanements in 2008 4 however it qualifies as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2010 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Top destinations 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThis section needs expansion with who is Edward G Pitka Sr and why is the airport named after him You can help by adding to it September 2012 As Galena Airport it was used as a military transport base during World War II facilitating the transit of lend lease aircraft to the Soviet Union As Galena Air Force Station it was used by the USAF during the Cold War as an interceptor base for aircraft patrolling the western areas of Alaska It was downsized in 1993 but the military airfield is maintained by a private contractor as a weather emergency diversion airfield since Regular Air Force fighter interceptor alert operations ended 5 It is now known as Galena Forward Operating Location citation needed Facilities and aircraft EditEdward G Pitka Sr Airport covers an area of 1 250 acres 506 ha at an elevation of 153 feet 47 m above mean sea level It has two runways 7 25 is 7 249 by 150 feet 2 209 x 46 m with an asphalt and concrete surface 6 24 is 2 786 by 80 feet 849 x 24 m with a gravel ski strip surface 1 The airport also sports a ski jump takeoff ramp at one end and provisions for arresting gear see picture ski jump at 07 end at the other a leftover from the Cold War years as Galena Air Force Base as tactical aircraft required more landing and takeoff space than was available on the runway For the 12 month period ending May 23 2009 the airport had 19 000 aircraft operations an average of 52 per day 68 general aviation 16 scheduled commercial 11 military and 5 air taxi At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport 77 single engine 8 multi engine and 15 ultralight 1 Airlines and destinations EditPassenger Edit This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2022 AirlinesDestinationsEverts AirFairbanks 6 Wright Air ServiceFairbanks Huslia Kaltag Koyukuk Nulato Ruby 7 Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations Top destinations Edit Busiest domestic routes out of GAL Dec 2015 Nov 2016 8 Rank City Passengers Carriers1 Fairbanks AK 7 050 Ravn Alaska2 Nulato AK 1 170 Ravn Alaska3 Kaltag AK 920 Ravn Alaska Wright4 Huslia AK 270 Ravn Alaska5 Koyukuk AK 210 Ravn Alaska6 Ruby AK 110 Ravn AlaskaSee also EditNorthwest Staging Route List of airports in Alaska Alaska World War II Army Airfields Air Transport CommandReferences Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for GAL PDF Federal Aviation Administration effective May 31 2012 Enplanements for CY 2008 PDF 1 0 MB CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration December 18 2009 Enplanements for CY 2010 PDF 189 KB CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All Cargo Data Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2011 2011 2015 NPIAS Report Appendix A PDF National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Federal Aviation Administration October 4 2010 Archived from the original PDF 2 03 MB on September 27 2012 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency Passenger Schedules Retrieved December 20 2020 Wright Destinations Retrieved September 16 2022 http www transtats bts gov airports asp pn 1 amp Airport GAL amp Airport Name Galena 20AK 20Galena 20Airport amp carrier FACTS bare URL External links EditTopographic map from USGS The National Map AIR FORCES S ALASKA PILOTS AWAIT CALL TO INTERCEPT SOVIET CRAFT GALENA AIR FORCE STATION Alaska Galena Air Force Station FORMER GALENA FORWARD OPERATING LOCATION FAA Airport Diagram for Edward G Pitka Sr Airport GAL PDF effective December 29 2022 FAA Terminal Procedures for Edward G Pitka Sr Airport GAL effective December 29 2022 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for GAL AirNav airport information for PAGA ASN accident history for GAL FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS latest weather observations for PAGA SkyVector aeronautical chart for GALPortals Alaska Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward G Pitka Sr Airport amp oldid 1133461194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
