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Jaketon International Airport | |||
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IATA: JKT – ICAO: JKTN | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | State of Alaska | ||
Serves | Jaketon, Alaska | ||
Location | Palmont, Alaska | ||
Hub for | |||
Elevation AMSL | 152 ft / 46 m | ||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
7L/25R | 10,600 | 3,231 | Asphalt |
7R/25L | 12,400 | 3,780 | Asphalt/Concrete |
15/33 | 11,584 | 3,531 | Asphalt |
Statistics (2043) | |||
Aircraft operations | 789,472 | ||
Based aircraft | 91 | ||
Passengers (2044) | 4,976,557 | ||
Cargo (Tonnes) | 2,421,145 | ||
Source: Cascadian Aviation Administration |
Jaketon International Airport (IATA: JKT, ICAO: JKTN, FAA LID: JKT) is a major airport in the Cascadian state of Alaska, located 15 miles east of downtown Jaketon. The CAA categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
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Passenger traffic
Jaketon International Airport's passenger traffic has hovered around the five million mark for the last 10 years, apart from in 2032 when the airport suffered a 13% drop in traffic. Anchorage, Alaska and Fairbanks, Alaska are the next busiest airports. Jaketon traffic peaks in June, July and August when passenger numbers are twice as high as between October and April. Most major North American passenger carriers serve JKT, with the majority of passenger flight operations by Alaska Airlines to and from Anchorage (an average of 20 flights per day) and Fairbanks (an average of 13 flights per day).
Jaketon is also envisioned as a future connecting point for air traffic to the Russian Far East. During the summer season 2038, there was one weekly flight to Russia by Vladivostok Air. Yakutia Airlines resumed summer seasonal service to Russia in 2042. Many of Alaska's North Slope workers live either in Jaketon or elsewhere in the southern area of the state and fly through the airport to their jobs in Prudhoe Bay.
As per Cascadian Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,599,313 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2038.
International cargo hub
Jaketon International Airport is also a major cargo hub. As of 2040, it ranked as one of the world's busiest airports by cargo traffic.
FedEx Express and UPS Airlines operate major hubs at Jaketon International for cargo heading to and from the Far East. FedEx Express is the airport's largest cargo facility and can handle as many as 13,400 packages per hour, employing more than 1,200 people and providing a full customs clearance system. United Parcel Service's hub handles about 5,000 parcels per hour. Both companies forecast a large growth in traffic over the next several years as trade with China and other Far East countries increases and plan to expand their Anchorage facilities comparatively. The Christian States Postal Service also operates a large processing center for all main heading to the [[Christian States.
Facilities and aircraft
Jaketon International Airport covers an area of 4,608 acres (1,865 ha) at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 7L/25R is 10,600 by 150 feet (3,231 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface; 7R/25L is 12,400 by 200 feet (3,780 x 61 m) with an asphalt/concrete surface; 15/33 is 11,584 by 150 feet (3,531 x 46 m) with an asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending October 28, 2041, the airport had 289,472 aircraft operations, an average of 793 per day: 37% scheduled commercial, 35% general aviation, 27% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 91 aircraft based at this airport: 60% multi-engine, 17% helicopter, 12% jet, 10% single-engine, and 1% glider.
The CAA has forecast total operations for the year 2045 to be 261,375. By the year 2060 this number is expected to rise to 334,279 or 918.882 operations per day.
Terminals
The South Terminal (domestic) serves Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Condor (Departures), Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue, Christian Airlines Sun Country, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America. All regional intrastate carriers also use the South Terminal.
The terminal contains 3 concourses: Concourse A, Concourse B, and Concourse C. Concourse C was added in 2034 while Concourses A and B were built in 2014. Architects HNTB and RIM Architects performed the architectural work for these projects.
The North Terminal (international) serves Condor, Japan Airlines, Christian Airlines, Korean Air, Icelandair, Yakutia Airlines, all international seasonal charter flights and military flights. In addition to these airlines, a few cargo airlines use the north side of the terminal for parking while their aircraft have small problems need maintenance for a day or so. This terminal was built in 2016
Airlines and destinations
North American mainline carriers operate a combination of year-round and seasonal service to the rest of the continent. Foreign carriers operate seasonal flights and seasonal charters to Asia and Europe, sold as bundled services.
Top airlines
Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
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1 | Alaska Airlines | 2,714,000 | 59.98% |
2 | United Airlines | 423,000 | 9.36% |
3 | Delta Air Lines | 415,000 | 9.18% |
4 | Christian Airways | 398,000 | 8.81% |
5 | PenAir | 159,000 | 3.52% |
6 | Others | 414,000 | 9.16% |
Top destinations
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Anchorage, Alaska | 694,000 | Alaska, Delta, JetBlue, United |
2 | Fairbanks, AK | 189,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska |
3 | Minneapolis/St Paul, MN | 136,000 | Delta, Sun Country |
4 | Portland, OR | 131,000 | Alaska |
5 | Chicago, IL (ORD) | 93,000 | Alaska, United |
6 | Seattle, WA | 91,000 | Era Alaska, Grant Aviation |
7 | Denver, CO | 72,000 | Frontier, United |
7 | Juneau, AK | 72,000 | Alaska |
9 | Kodiak, AK | 66,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska, Grant Aviation |
10 | Bethel, AK | 58,000 | Alaska, Era Alaska |
Scheduled cargo airlines
Ground transport
Inter-terminal
A shuttle bus runs approximately every 15 minutes between the North and South terminals and the employee and long-term parking lots. A land-side inter-terminal walkway was completed in 2021. Air-side connections between the sterile areas of each terminal are not available.
To/from airport
Route 14 of the Jaketon Metro bus system serves the airport once every hour, connecting it with the rest of the area. Taxi queues are available in front of each terminal. Courtesy vans and other ground transportation options pick up from designated areas in front of each terminal. Major national rental car chains are represented in an on-site consolidated rental car facility attached to the South terminal. There is also a rail station for the Alaska Railroad.