Moses Point Airport is an
airport
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located in
Elim, a city in the
Nome Census Area of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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. It is privately owned by the
Elim Native Corporation.
Formerly, the field operated as
Moses Point Army Airfield during
World War II
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.
Facilities and aircraft
Moses Point Airport has one
runway
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designated 6/24 with a
gravel
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Gr ...
surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). The runway is badly eroded in spots and is not maintained in the winter. The airport is unattended. Prior permission for use is required from the Elim Native Corp. president or board.
For the 12-month period ending June 16, 1988, the airport had 3,510 aircraft operations, an average of 292 per month: 71%
air taxi
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History
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, 29%
general aviation
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and <1%
military
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.
See also
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Elim Airport (IATA: ELI, ICAO: PFEL, FAA: ELI), a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim.
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List of airports in Alaska
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References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram(GIF
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Airports in the Nome Census Area, Alaska
Native American airports