Nelson Lagoon Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°00′27″N161°09′37″W / 56.00750°N 161.16028°W /56.00750; -161.16028 | ||||||||||
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| Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||
Nelson Lagoon Airport (IATA:NLG,ICAO:PAOU,FAALID:OUL, formerly Z73) is a state-owned, public-useairport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of thecentral business district ofNelson Lagoon,[1] in theAleutians East Borough of theU.S. state ofAlaska. Scheduled airline service toCold Bay Airport is provided byPeninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]
As perFederal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007.[2] Nelson Lagoon Airport is included in the FAA'sNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), whichcategorizes it as ageneral aviation facility.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA, this airport is assignedOUL by the FAA andNLG by the IATA[5] (which assignedOUL toOulu Airport inOulu,Finland[6]).
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Cold Bay,Port Moller |
Nelson Lagoon Airport has onerunway designated 8/26 with agravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 302 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 68%air taxi and 32%general aviation.[1]
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