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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chignik, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 18 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°18′41″N 158°22′24″W / 56.31139°N 158.37333°W | ||||||||||
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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 edit
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 edit
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, King Salmon, Perryville, Port Heiden[4] |
Statistics edit
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Grant | 495(100.00%)
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| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  King Salmon, AK
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King Salmon Airport | 160 | |
| 2 | Chignik Lake, AK
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Chignik Lake Airport | 30 | Grant |
| 3 | Perryville, AK
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Perryville Airport | 20 | |
| 4 | Port Heiden, AK
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Port Heiden Airport | 20 | |
| 5 | Chignik Lagoon, AK
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Chignik Lagoon Airport | 20 | Grant |
| 6 | Dillingham, AK
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Dillingham Airport | 10 | |
| 3 | South Naknek, AK
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South Naknek Airport | 10 |
See also edit
- Chignik Bay Seaplane Base (IATA: KBW, FAA LID: Z78)
- Chignik Fisheries Airport (IATA:
KCG, FAA LID:KCG) - Chignik Lagoon Airport (IATA: KCL, FAA LID: KCL)
- Chignik Lake Airport (IATA: KCQ, FAA LID: A79)
- List of airports in Alaska
References edit
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for AJC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 5, 2017.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
- ^ "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved Sep 12, 2022)
- ^ a b "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.
External links edit
- Airport diagram for Chignik (AJC) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003.
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AJC
- AirNav airport information for PAJC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAJC
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AJC
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