Cordova is accessed by plane or boat. It is linked directly to the North Pacific Ocean shipping lanes through the Gulf of Alaska. It receives year-round barge services and state ferry service. The Merle K. 'Mudhole' Smith Airport at mile 13 is state owned and operated, with an asphalt runway and a gravel crosswind runway. The state owned and city operated Cordova Municipal Airport has a gravel runway. Daily scheduled jet flights and air taxis are available. Float planes land at the Lake Eyak seaplane base or the boat harbor. Harbor facilities include a breakwater, dock, small boat harbor with 850 berths, boat launch, boat haul-out, ferry terminal, and marine repair services. A 48-mile gravel road provides access to the Copper River Delta to the east. As of 2014, the road is impassable beyond mile 36 due to a bridge across the Copper River which is washed out.