Noatak Airport and Road

The first part of this project consists of building a 28-mile gravel road that connects the village of Noatak to the Delong Mountain Road, the adjacent port facilities and the Red Dog Mine. The project is known as the Noatak DMTS road project. The second part of the project includes building a new runway. Due to erosion, the current Noatak airport must be relocated. Additionally, jet service to the Red Dog Mine airport is canceled about 25% of the time due to weather conditions. To support mining in the area, the new Noatak airport should be a 7,000 foot jet-capable runway so that aircraft that supports mining could use this facility as an alternative when necessary. The project has $13 million in funding but will need additionally money to complete it.