Chignik Airport is a state-owned, public-use
airport
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two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the
central business district
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of
Chignik,
a city in the
Lake and Peninsula Borough of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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.
As per
Federal Aviation Administration
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records, this airport had 800 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in
calendar year
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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
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(2009–2013), which
categorizes it as a ''
general aviation
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'' facility.
FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Airport has one runway
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designated 2/20 with a gravel
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Gr ...
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
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History
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and 33% general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other ...
.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
See also
* Chignik Bay Seaplane Base
Chignik Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base serving Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Bay Seaplane Base has two seaplane landing areas: the E/W waterw ...
* Chignik Fisheries Airport
Chignik Fisheries Airport was a public-use airport located northwest of Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Fisheries Airport had one runway designated 4/22 with a ...
* Chignik Lagoon Airport
Chignik Lagoon Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Chignik Lagoon, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Chignik Flats Airport.
* Chignik Lake Airport
* List of airports in Alaska
This is a list of airports in Alaska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that ...
References
External links
Airport diagram for Chignik (AJC)
(GIF
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). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
Airports in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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