Chignik Lagoon Airport is a state-owned, public-use
airport
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serving
Chignik Lagoon,
in the
Lake and Peninsula Borough of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
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. It is also known as Chignik Flats Airport.
[Airport diagram for Chignik Flats (KCL), Chignik Lake, Alaska](_blank)
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). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003. Scheduled airline service to
King Salmon Airport
King Salmon Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River. ...
is provided by Grant Aviation.
[2009 Timetables](_blank)
. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
As per
Federal Aviation Administration
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records, this airport had 566 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in
calendar year
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2008, an increase of 5% from the 538 enplanements in 2007.
Chignik Lagoon 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.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Lagoon Airport has one runway
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designated 4/22 with a gravel
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Gr ...
surface measuring 1,810 by 60 feet (552 x 18 m).air taxi
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History
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and 39% general aviation
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.
See also
* Chignik Airport
Chignik Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Chignik, Alaska, Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U. ...
* Chignik Bay Seaplane Base
* 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 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
Airports in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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