Point Lay LRRS Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 3,519 by 80 feet (1,073 x 24 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 120 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per month: 42% air taxi, 42% military and 16% general aviation.[1]
Airlines and destinations
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The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re-designated part of the North Warning System (NWS) as a Long Range Radar Site, A-15, controlled by the Pacific Air Forces611th Air Support Group, based at Elmendorf AFB.
The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion and budget concerns. After its closure, the radar was removed in August 1998 and other military buildings were removed around 2000, returning the site to a natural condition. The airport remains open to support the small settlement at Point Lay.
point, lrrs, airport, iata, icao, ppiz, public, military, airport, owned, united, states, government, located, point, north, slope, borough, state, alaska, also, known, point, airport, acronym, lrrs, stands, long, range, radar, site, long, range, radar, statio. Point Lay LRRS Airport IATA PIZ ICAO PPIZ FAA LID PIZ is a public and military use airport owned by the United States Government and located in Point Lay 1 in the North Slope Borough of the U S state of Alaska It is also known as Point Lay Airport The acronym LRRS stands for Long Range Radar Site or Long Range Radar Station Point Lay LRRS AirportIATA PIZICAO PPIZFAA LID PIZSummaryAirport typePublic militaryOwnerU S Government 11 TCW LGO ElmendorfLocationPoint Lay AlaskaElevation AMSL25 ft 8 mCoordinates69 43 56 N 163 00 40 W 69 73222 N 163 01111 W 69 73222 163 01111 Coordinates 69 43 56 N 163 00 40 W 69 73222 N 163 01111 W 69 73222 163 01111MapPPIZLocation of Point Lay LRRS AirportRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m5 23 3 519 1 073 GravelStatistics 2005 Aircraft operations120Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Top destinations 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFacilities and aircraft EditPoint Lay LRRS Airport has one runway designated 5 23 with a gravel surface measuring 3 519 by 80 feet 1 073 x 24 m For the 12 month period ending December 31 2005 the airport had 120 aircraft operations an average of 10 per month 42 air taxi 42 military and 16 general aviation 1 Airlines and destinations EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2022 This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinationsWright Air ServiceUtqiagvikPrior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations Top destinations Edit Busiest domestic routes out of PIZ June 2010 May 2011 2 Rank City Passengers Carriers1 Utqiagvik AK 1 000 HagelandHistory EditThe airport was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line Radar station at Point Lay LIZ 2 The station was logistically supported by the 711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron based at Cape Lisburne Air Force Station although Point Lay was operated by civilian contract workers The radar station was upgraded in the late 1980s with new radars and in 1989 was re designated part of the North Warning System NWS as a Long Range Radar Site A 15 controlled by the Pacific Air Forces 611th Air Support Group based at Elmendorf AFB The LRR site was inactivated in 1989 due to soil erosion and budget concerns After its closure the radar was removed in August 1998 and other military buildings were removed around 2000 returning the site to a natural condition The airport remains open to support the small settlement at Point Lay See also EditNorth Warning System Distant Early Warning Line Alaskan Air Command Eleventh Air ForceReferences Edit This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for PIZ PDF effective 2009 05 07 http www transtats bts gov airports asp pn 1 amp Airport PIZ amp Airport Name Point 20Lay 20AK 20Point 20Lay 20Dew 20Station amp carrier FACTS bare URL The DEW LineExternal links EditFAA Alaska airport diagram GIF FAA Terminal Procedures for PIZ effective April 20 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for PIZ AirNav airport information for PPIZ ASN accident history for PIZ FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS latest weather observations for PPIZ SkyVector aeronautical chart for PIZPortals Alaska Aviation This article about an Alaska airport is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Point Lay LRRS Airport amp oldid 1119704032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
