King Salmon Airport

King Salmon Airport
IATA: AKN – ICAO: PAKN – FAA LID: AKN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves King Salmon, Alaska
Hub for PenAir
Elevation AMSL 73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates 58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W / 58.67639; -156.64861Coordinates: 58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W / 58.67639; -156.64861
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AKN

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 8,901 2,713 Asphalt
18/36 4,017 1,224 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 51,300
Based aircraft 42

King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN, FAA LID: AKN) is a state owned, public use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 42,310 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010.[3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]

Facilities and aircraft

King Salmon Airport covers an area of 5,277 acres (2,136 ha) at an elevation of 73 feet (22 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 8,901 by 150 feet (2,713 × 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,017 by 100 feet (1,224 × 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2011, the airport had 51,300 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 66% general aviation, 32% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, and 7% helicopter.[1]

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Anchorage
Grant Aviation Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Clark's Point, Dillingham, Egegik, Igiugig, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, South Naknek
Seasonal: Port Moller[5]
Katmai Air Brooks Camp
PenAir Anchorage

Accidents and incidents

On June 30, 1985, Douglas C-47B N168Z of Northern Peninsula Fisheries was substantially damaged at King Salmon when both engines failed on approach while the aircraft was on an executive flight from Homer Airport, Alaska.[6] The cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion. A fuel filler cap was discovered to be missing after the accident.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for AKN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ . Grant Aviation. Retrieved 4/18/2014.
  6. ↑ "N168Z Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  7. ↑ "NTSB Identification: ANC85FA112". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved July 27, 2010.

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