| Chignik Lagoon Airport Chignik Flats Airport |
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|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: KCL – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KCL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF | ||
| Serves | Chignik Lagoon, Alaska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 1,810 | 552 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 1,800 | ||
| Enplanements (2008) | 566 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||
Chignik Lagoon Airport (IATA: KCL, FAA LID: KCL) is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Chignik Lagoon,[1] in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Chignik Flats Airport.[3] Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[4]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 566 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 5% from the 538 enplanements in 2007.[2] Chignik Lagoon Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[5]
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Chignik Lagoon Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 1,810 by 60 feet (552 x 18 m).[1] Previously, the runway was 1,600 feet (488 m) long and designated 3/21.[3] For the 12-month period ending December 21, 2007, the airport had 1,800 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 61% air taxi and 39% general aviation.[1]
