Chignik Airport

Chignik Airport (ICAO: PAJC, FAA LID: AJC) is a state-owned, public-use airport two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Chignik,[1] a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Chignik Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAlaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesChignik, Alaska
Elevation AMSL18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates56°18′41″N 158°22′24″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 2,600 792 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations2,120 (2,013)
Based aircraft0
Passengers495
Freight85,000 lbs

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 800 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 1,017 enplanements in 2007.[2] Chignik Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Chignik Airport has one runway designated 2/20 with a gravel 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 and 33% general aviation.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake[4]

Statistics
Carrier shares: January – December 2015[5]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Grant
495(100.00%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[5]
Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers
1 King Salmon, AK King Salmon Airport 160
2 Chignik Lake, AK Chignik Lake Airport 30 Grant
3 Perryville, AK Perryville Airport 20
4 Port Heiden, AK Port Heiden Airport 20
5 Chignik Lagoon, AK Chignik Lagoon Airport 20 Grant
6 Dillingham, AK Dillingham Airport 10
3 South Naknek, AK South Naknek Airport 10
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See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for AJC (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 5, 2017.
  2. CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
  3. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
  4. "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved January 15, 2017)
  5. "Chignik, AK: Chignik ()". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2017.


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