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 | ||||||||||
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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]
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 | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, King Salmon, Perryville, Port Heiden[4] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Grant | 495(100.00%) |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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King Salmon Airport | 160 | |
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Chignik Lake Airport | 30 | Grant |
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Perryville Airport | 20 | |
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Port Heiden Airport | 20 | |
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Chignik Lagoon Airport | 20 | Grant |
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Dillingham Airport | 10 | |
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South Naknek Airport | 10 |
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