King Salmon Airport

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King Salmon Airport

IATA: AKN – ICAO: PAKN – FAA: AKN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves		King Salmon, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates		58°40′36″N, 156°38′57″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
11/29	8,501	2,591	Asphalt
18/36	4,018	1,225	Asphalt
NW/SE	4,000	1,219	Water
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			51,300
Based aircraft			42
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN, FAA LID: AKN) is a state-owned public-use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States.^[1] It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

King Salmon Airport covers an area of 5,277 acres (2,136 ha) at an elevation of 73 feet (22 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 measuring 8,501 x 150 ft (2,591 x 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,018 x 100 ft (1,225 x 30 m). It is bordered by the Naknek River which has a seaplane landing area designated NW/SE and measuring 4,000 x 500 ft. (1,219 x 152 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2007, the airport had 51,300 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 66% general aviation, 32% air taxi, 1% scheduled commercial and 1% military. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine and 7% helicopter.^[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Alaska Airlines (Adak, Anchorage)
Katmai Air (Brooks Camp)
PenAir (Anchorage, Chignik, Cinder River, Dillingham, Egegik, Igiugig, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, Port Moller, Sandy River, Wildman Lake)