Alaska DOT&PF.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

The Alakanuk Airport, providing service to residents and seasonal workers, officially opened Sept. 28. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities completed the project with funding from the Federal Aviation Administration.

The newly constructed and relocated Alakanuk Airport boasts a number of economic benefits for the community of about 680 people at the mouth of the Yukon River. Larger aircraft can land on the 4,000-foot runway bringing fuel and freight deliveries, which will facilitate faster transportation offish product from the Yup'ik Eskimo village to market.

The reconstruction, which included...