Aleknagik Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aleknagik, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°16′57″N158°37′04″W / 59.28250°N 158.61778°W /59.28250; -158.61778 | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||
Aleknagik Airport (IATA:WKK[2],FAALID:5A8), also known asAleknagik (New) Airport, is a state-owned, public-useairport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of thecentral business district ofAleknagik,[1] a city in theDillingham Census Area of theU.S. state ofAlaska.
This airport is included in the FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, whichcategorizes it as ageneral aviation facility.[3] The airport formerly had scheduled service provided byPenAir with flights toDillingham.
It has a single runway and an FAA location identifier of 5A8, whileAleknagik Seaplane Base uses an FAA identifier of Z33.
Aleknagik Airport covers an area of 51 acres (21 ha) at anelevation of 66 feet (20 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway designated 15/33 with agravel anddirt surface measuring 2,040 by 80 feet (622 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 2,500 aircraft operations, an average of 208 per month: 60%air taxi and 40%general aviation.[1]
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Grant | 40(100.00%) |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Manokotak, AK | Manokotak Airport (KMO) | 6 |
| 2 | Dillingham, AK | Dillingham Airport (DLG) | 4 |
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