| Nanwalek Airport (formerly English Bay Airport) |
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| IATA: KEB – ICAO: none – FAA LID: KEB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||
| Location | Nanwalek, Alaska (formerly English Bay) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 27 ft / 8 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 1,850 | 564 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2002) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 3,100 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Nanwalek Airport (IATA: KEB, FAA LID: KEB) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Nanwalek (formerly English Bay), an unincorporated community in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was formerly known as English Bay Airport.[1]
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Nanwalek Airport covers an area of 14 acres (5.7 ha) which contains one gravel runway (1/19) measuring 1,850 x 50 ft (564 x 15 m).[1]
For 12-month period ending December 31, 2002, the airport had 3,100 aircraft operations, an average of 8 per day: 97% air taxi and 3% general aviation.[1]
A Cessna 206 belonging to Smokey Bay Air crashed near Nanwalek Airport on takeoff on December 15, 2011. The plane crashed into the sea about 100 ft (30 m) from the shore, and the four persons who had been on board swam to the shore. The crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board.[2]
