New Stuyahok Airport Explained

New Stuyahok Airport
Iata:KNW
Icao:PANW
Faa:KNW
Type:Public
Owner:Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
City-Served:New Stuyahok, Alaska
Elevation-F:364
Elevation-M:111
Coordinates:59.4517°N -157.3731°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:KNV
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:3,281
R1-Length-M:1,000
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2002
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:950
Stat2-Header:Enplanements (2008)
Stat2-Data:781

New Stuyahok Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of New Stuyahok, a city in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 781 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 24% from the 1,031 enplanements in 2007. New Stuyahok Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

New Stuyahok Airport has one runway designated 14/32 with a gravel surface measuring 3,281 by 98 feet (1,000 x 30 m). The airport opened at its current location in 2006; previously it was 1miles to the east, at 59.4489°N -157.3281°W, where it had an 1800feetx50feetft (xft) runway designated 15/33.[3]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2002, the airport had 950 aircraft operations, an average of 79 per month: 74% general aviation and 26% air taxi.

See also

References

  1. http://www.penair.com/timetables.html 2009 Timetables
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20050119194425/http://www.alaska.faa.gov/fai/images/ARPT_DIAGRAMS/KNW.gif Diagram of New Stuyahok Airport