Elim Airport Explained

Elim Airport
Iata:ELI
Icao:PFEL
Faa:ELI
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
City-Served:Elim, Alaska
Elevation-F:162
Elevation-M:49
Coordinates:64.615°N -162.2706°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:ELI
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:3,401
R1-Length-M:1,037
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Based aircraft (2018)
Stat1-Data:0
Stat2-Header:Passengers
Stat2-Data:4,298
Stat3-Header:Freight
Stat3-Data:732,000 lbs
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2]

Elim Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, where it is listed as commercial service - non-primary, an FAA category for airports with 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[3] However, Federal Aviation Administration records for calendar year 2008 categorized it as general aviation based on 2,356 enplanements that year, a decrease of 26.1% from the 3,189 enplanements in 2007.

Facilities

Elim Airport covers an area of 181acres at an elevation of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,401 by 60 feet (1,037 x 18 m).

Airlines and destinations

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016[4]

! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers

align=right 1 Nome, AKNome Airportalign=right 1,610
align=right 2 Unalakleet, AKUnalakleet Airportalign=right 280
align=right 3 Koyuk, AKKoyuk Alfred Adams Airportalign=right 160
align=right 4 Golovin, AKGolovin Airportalign=right 130
align=right 5 Shaktoolik, AKShaktoolik Airportalign=right 40
align=right White Mountain, AKWhite Mountain Airportalign=right 40

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/ CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data
  3. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
  4. Web site: Elim, AK: Elim (ELI) . . December 2016 . May 7, 2017 .