Juneau International Airport

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Coordinates: 58°21′18″N 134°34′35″W / 58.355, -134.57639

Juneau International Airport

IATA: JNU – ICAO: PAJN – FAA: JNU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska
Serves		Juneau, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		21 ft / 6 m
Website		www.juneau.org/airport/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	8,457	2,578	Asphalt
8W/26W	4,900	1,494	Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			153,010
Based aircraft			341
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Juneau International Airport (IATA: JNU, ICAO: PAJN, FAA LID: JNU) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1] The airport serves as a regional hub for all air travel, both bush carriers and the regional airline, Alaska Airlines.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Location and controversy
3 Airlines and destinations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Juneau International Airport covers an area of 653 acres (264 ha) and contains one runway designated 8/26 with a 8,457 x 150 ft. (2,578 x 46 m) asphalt pavement. It also has a seaplane landing area designated 8W/26W which measures 4,900 x 450 ft. (1,494 x 137 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 15, 2006, the airport had 153,010 aircraft operations, an average of 419 per day: 70% air taxi, 24% general aviation, 5% scheduled commercial and 1% military. There are 341 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 10% helicopter, 6% multi-engine, 1% military, <1% jet and <1% ultralight.^[1]

[edit] Location and controversy

JNU Terminal.

Because of the extreme geography of Southeastern Alaska, land flat enough for airport facilities is at a premium. One of these few areas is the current location of the airport: the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge, a vastly diverse and ecologically critical region rich with plant life, small mammals, birds, several species of salmon, even Black and Brown bears and Bald Eagles. The original airstrip was built in the 1930's, and no environmental impact analysis was performed at that time. The area currently housing the terminal and runways had to be filled in and part of the Gastineau Channel had to be dredged before the airport, in its current incarnation, could be built. The airport is the only way in and out of the city, with exception of the Alaska Marine Highway and cargo ships traversing the Inside Passage. In the past, concerns have been raised over the safety of the airport, which is comparatively quite small, with the amount of air traffic it receives. In addition to frequent arrivals and departures from hubs such as Anchorage and Seattle/Tacoma, the airport also has daily and/or weekly service to smaller regional communities, a floatplane runway/docking area, and a heliport. Plans were proposed for an expansion of the terminal and airstrip, calling for filling of nearby wetlands to make room. Environmental advocates immediately raised objection, fearing that the loss of the wetland could cause ecological damage.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Alaska Airlines (Anchorage, Cordova, Gustavus [seasonal], Ketchikan, Petersburg, Seattle/Tacoma, Sitka, Yakutat)
Alaska Seaplane Service (Angoon, Elfin Cove, Pelican, Tenakee Springs)
L.A.B. Flying Service (Excursion Inlet, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Kake, Petersburg [via Kake], Skagway [via Haines])
Skagway Air Service (Haines, Skagway [via Haines])
Wings of Alaska (Angoon, Gustavus, Haines, Hoonah, Skagway [via Haines])