Chignik Airport Explained

Chignik Airport
Icao:PAJC
Faa:AJC
Type:Public
Owner:Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:Chignik, Alaska
Elevation-F:18
Elevation-M:5
Coordinates:56.3114°N -158.3733°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:AJC
R1-Number:2/20
R1-Length-F:2,600
R1-Length-M:792
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:2,120 (2013)
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:0
Stat3-Header:Passengers
Stat3-Data:495
Stat4-Header:Freight
Stat4-Data:85,000 lbs

Chignik Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 800 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 1,017 enplanements in 2007. Chignik Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Chignik Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel surface measuring 2,600 by 60 feet (792 x 18 m). The airport is unattended. For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2008, the airport had 2,120 aircraft operations, an average of 176 per month: 67% air taxi and 33% general aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[2]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers! Carriers

align=right 1 King Salmon, AKKing Salmon Airportalign=right 160
align=right 2 Chignik Lake, AKChignik Lake Airportalign=right 30Grant
align=right 3 Perryville, AKPerryville Airportalign=right 20
align=right 4 Port Heiden, AKPort Heiden Airportalign=right 20
align=right 5 Chignik Lagoon, AKChignik Lagoon Airportalign=right 20Grant
align=right 6 Dillingham, AKDillingham Airportalign=right 10
align=right 3 South Naknek, AKSouth Naknek Airportalign=right 10

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
  2. Web site: Chignik, AK: Chignik . . December 2015 . January 15, 2017 .