Built near the fifth most populous city of USA, the Ketchikan International Airport is a public airport that lies on Gravina Island, which is to the west of the city of Ketchikan in Alaska. Tongass, which is the national forest of Alaska, borders the airport on the other side of the Island. The airport can be reached from downtown Ketchikan by a few minutes of ferry ride.
Established on 4th August, 1973, the Ketchikan International Airport was a result of the collective and relentless efforts put forward by the local residents that finally led to the approval of their demand by the State Division of Aviation of Alaska in the year 1969.
The Ketchikan International Airport, Alaska has been coded PAKT by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has coded the Airport as KTN.
The other features of The Saint-Pons Airport, Alaska include:
- The airport is accessed by civilians
- The paved runway of the airport measures 7400 feet in length
- Ketchikan International Airport offers customs service for which, prior notification is essential
- The airport also boasts of having an officially published instrument approach (known as Instrument Flight Rules or IFR) procedure for the airport, which suggests that it is safe for flights to take-off from or land at Ketchikan International Airport during bad weather of inadequate light
The following are the passenger Airlines that fly to and from Ketchikan International Airport to the places as indicated in brackets.
- Alaska Airlines (to Seattle or Tacoma, Sitka, Juneau, Wrangell)
- L.A.B. Flying Service (to Craig or Klawock)
Besides there are several Chartered flights that operate in Ketchikan International Airport in Alaska, USA that include the following names:
- Pacific Airways
- Family Air Tours
- Southeast Aviation
- Sea Wind Aviation
The economy of Ketchikan (named after Ketchikan Creek) is based primarily on tourism and fishing. Owing to the abundance of Salmon, Ketchikan is popularly known as the Salmon Capital of the World. The Misty Fjords National Monument is another attraction of the place.
www.flightshotelstours.com provides detailed, online information on Ketchikan International Airport, as well as on Flights to Ketchikan and Flights to Alaska.
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