- King Salmon Airport
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King Salmon Airport 
IATA: AKN – ICAO: PAKN – FAA LID: AKN Location of airport in Alaska
AKNSummary Airport type Public Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region Serves King Salmon, Alaska Hub for PenAir Elevation AMSL 73 ft / 22 m Coordinates 58°40′36″N 156°38′57″W / 58.67667°N 156.64917°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 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.
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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]
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Alaska Airlines Anchorage Katmai Air Brooks Camp PenAir Anchorage, Chignik Bay, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Dillingham, Egegik, Igiugig, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, South Naknek, Wildman Lake[2] Accidents and incidents
On 30 June 1985, Douglas C-47B N168Z of Northern Peninsula Fisheries was substantially damaged at King Salmon when both engines failed on approach whilst the aircraft was on an executive flight from Homer Airport, Alaska.[3] The cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion. A fuel filler cap was discovered to be missing after the accident.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AKN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ 2009 Timetables. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 3 Sep 2007.
- ^ "N168Z Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19850630-0. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "NTSB Identification: ANC85FA112". National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X36633&key=1. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- FAA Airport Diagram for King Salmon (AKN) (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for King Salmon (AKN), effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAKN
- ASN accident history for AKN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAKN
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAKN
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AKN
Categories:- Airports in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
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