Tatitlek Airport covers an area of 160 acres (65 ha) at an elevation of 62 feet (19 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a gravel surface measuring 3,701 by 75 feet (1,128 x 23 m). There is also a seaplane landing area designated 13W/31W which measures 8,000 by 4,000 feet (2,438 x 1,219 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 2,350 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per week: 53% air taxi and 47% general aviation.[1]
Airline and destinations
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Order 2013-2-22 (February 22, 2013): requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy. Arctic Circle Air Service, Inc., provided scheduled passenger service to Tatitlek through April 2008 and terminated its service at that time without filing a 90-day notice of its intent to suspend that service. The carrier ceased all operations in August 2010.
Order 2013-6-6 (June 7, 2013): re-soliciting proposals by June 20, 2013, from carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, for a two-year period, with or without subsidy ... for one or two round trips per week, year round, at Tatitlek.
Order 2013-8-1 (August 2, 2013): selecting Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Tatitlek, Alaska, with two nonstop round trips per week to Anchorage with Piper Navajo PA-31 aircraft for a two-year period for $93,080 annual subsidy. Tatitlek, Alaska: Docket 2013-0030. effective Period: October 1, 2013 to September 30, 2015.
Order 2013-8-1 (August 23, 2013): adjusting the starting date for the inauguration of Essential Air Service by Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, to September 2, 2013.