# Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport (DUT / PADU) **Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport** (IATA: DUT, ICAO: PADU) is a medium airport in Unalaska, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1950. It has one runway, 4,500 ft (1,372 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 41 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/padu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: DUT / PADU - FAA: DUT - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Unalaska, Alaska, United States - Opened: Jan 1950 - Elevation: 23 ft / 7 m - Coordinates: 53.8988, -166.5450 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m - Instrument procedures: 2 approaches - Passengers: 40,803 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unalaska_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1433138 - Weather station: PADU · WMO 70489 - Ident: PADU ## Timeline - Jan 1950: Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport opens. - 17 Oct 2019: PenAir Flight 3296. 1 killed. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 62,539 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 62,352 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 59,744 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 59,045 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 55,649 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 22,204 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 36,230 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 41,123 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 37,533 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 45,461 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 40,803 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 7 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [KQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paut.md) Akutan Airport · United States · 42 mi / 67 km · Grant Aviation - [IKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pako.md) Nikolski Air Station · United States · 116 mi / 186 km · Grant Aviation - [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 178 mi / 286 km · Grant Aviation - [STG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papb.md) St George Airport · United States · 222 mi / 357 km · Grant Aviation - [SNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasn.md) St Paul Island Airport · United States · 268 mi / 431 km · Grant Aviation - [AKB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paak.md) Atka Airport · United States · 339 mi / 545 km · Grant Aviation - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 790 mi / 1,271 km · Aleutian Airways ### Cargo (2) - [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 178 mi / 286 km · Alaska Central Express - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 790 mi / 1,271 km · Alaska Central Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from DUT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 6 - [Aleutian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aleutian-airways) · 1 ### Cargo (1) - KO [Alaska Central Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-central-express) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 41K (2025) | #2,165 of 3,974 | #497 in North America | #338 in US | | Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US | | Elevation | 23 ft / 7 m | =41,027 of 43,403 | =18,531 in North America | =15,189 in US | | Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AWOS | AWOS 3 | 125.800 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 121.400 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.600 | | FSS | COLD BAY RDO | 122.600 | | MISC | DUTCH WX | 129.500 | ## Nearby airports - [PAAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paam.md) Driftwood Bay Air Force Station Airport · 14 mi / 22 km - [KQA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paut.md) Akutan Airport · 42 mi / 67 km - [US-0256](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0256.md) Cape Field at Fort Glenn · 65 mi / 105 km - [WSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacs.md) Cape Sarichef Airport · 81 mi / 131 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Unalaska Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unalaska_Airport&oldid=1363084707), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/padu/data