Central Region Projects, Transportation & Public Facilities, State of Alaska

Cold Bay Airport Master Plan Update

UPDATE – March 1, 2012

Public Meeting No. 3

Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Cold Bay Community Center, Cold Bay Alaska

The Draft Master Plan has been posted to the Documents page. Public comments on the Draft Cold Bay Airport Master Plan will be accepted until April 21, 2012.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and its consultant DOWL HKM are updating the Cold Bay Airport Master Plan. The Airport Master Plan Update will identify and address substantive issues at the Cold Bay Airport, including:

Runway length

Safety zones around the runways

Pavement and lighting conditions

Runway visibility zone, which restricts development on the airport

Use of airport land for aviation and community purposes

The community of Cold Bay is located at the western end of the Alaska Peninsula. The Cold Bay Airport serves as a regional hub for passenger, cargo, and mail service between Anchorage and Fairbanks to Cold Bay, King Cove, False Pass, and Nelson Lagoon. It also handles tourists and hunters in the region, seasonal fish charters from Anchorage and Seattle, and is an alternate airport for international transpacific flights. It serves an emergency services role for medevac and some Coast Guard Search and Rescue operations in the region.

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Updated: 3/7/2012

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