Chignik Lagoon Airport

Chignik Lagoon Airport
Chignik Flats Airport
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
Coordinates 56°18′40″N 158°32′03″W / 56.31111°N 158.53417°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 1,810 552 Gravel
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 1,800
Enplanements (2008) 566

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]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
PenAir King Salmon[4]

Facilities and aircraft

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for KCL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Airport diagram for Chignik Flats (KCL), Chignik Lake, Alaska (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 2009 Timetables. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
  5. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.

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