Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport
Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport (former Galena Air Force Base) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF – Northern Region | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Galena, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 154 ft / 47 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°44′10″N 156°56′15″W / 64.73611°N 156.93750°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
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.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,784 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 7,447 enplanements in 2009, and 12,421 in 2010. 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; however, it qualifies as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2010.