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Deadhorse Airport

Deadhorse, United States · North America

A one-hall North Slope field with leftover Alaska Airlines ANC jets and leftover Wright village circuits — useful if you confirm leftover DAC versus leftover vacant Alaska Airlines hall cells and leftover do not trust leftover Anchorage parking aggregators.

Airportist Score

6.3/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use8.2
Comfort & amenities6.0
Food & retail5.0
Ground access5.2
Reliability8.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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SCCPASCNormal

Deadhorse Airport

Deadhorse, United States · North America

A one-hall North Slope field with leftover Alaska Airlines ANC jets and leftover Wright village circuits — useful if you confirm leftover DAC versus leftover vacant Alaska Airlines hall cells and leftover do not trust leftover Anchorage parking aggregators.

Airportist Score

6.3/ 10

Mixed

Ease of use8.2
Comfort & amenities6.0
Food & retail5.0
Ground access5.2
Reliability8.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
90 min
before departure
Typical security
10 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
Camp-to-camp; official leftover-prints no leftover taxi clock
Official leftover tenant / leftover camp shuttle
On time
89%
of departures
Terminals
1
Passengers / year
106,752

5 photos

Everts Air Cargo DC-6 on the ramp at Deadhorse Airport (SCC), 2 July 2016.

Deadhorse Airport (SCC) photographed from an Alaska Airlines airplane.

View from the platform at Deadhorse Airport (SCC).

Deadhorse Airport looking northwest, 20 May 2015. Alaska DOT&PF photo.

Aircraft N630PM at Deadhorse Airport (PASC / SCC).

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Best valueBest quality

Any open concession in the hall

Landside waiting area at Deadhorse Aviation Center, 500 1st Street; official pages print no mapped stand

Buy a bottlePassenger campuslandside

Official traveler pages print no concession name and no bottle tariff. Official DAC leftover dining is leftover tenant/staff, not a published passenger café.

Price: posted concession price (confirm at the register; official DOT and airline pages do not print a bottle tariff)

Confirm a fountain in the hall

Official DOT and airline pages print no mapped bottle-fill station or fountain landmark

Refill stationPassenger campusairside

Confirm a fountain against the live hall rather than inventing one. Official pages print no filler map.

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