Naknek Airport Explained

Naknek Airport
Iata:NNK
Faa:5NK
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:Naknek, Alaska
Elevation-F:70
Elevation-M:21
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:NNK
R1-Number:8/26
R1-Length-F:1,950
R1-Length-M:594
R1-Surface:Gravel
R2-Number:14/32
R2-Length-F:1,850
R2-Length-M:564
R2-Surface:Gravel
R3-Number:8W/26W
R3-Length-F:2,000
R3-Length-M:610
R3-Surface:Water
Stat-Year:2005
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:7,700
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:24
Stat3-Header:Enplanements (2008)
Stat3-Data:161

Naknek Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) north of the central business district of Naknek, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 161 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 53% from the 105 enplanements in 2007. Naknek 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

Naknek Airport has three runways with gravel surfaces: 8/26 is 1,950 by 50 feet (594 x 15 m) and 14/32 is 1,850 by 45 feet (564 x 14 m). It also has a seaplane landing area designated 8W/26W which measures 2,000 by 300 feet (610 x 91 m). The waterway is not on the airport property and is not owned or operated by the State of Alaska. The airport is unattended.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 7,700 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% air taxi. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% helicopter.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013