Elim Airport (IATA: ELI[3], ICAO: PFEL[4], FAA LID: ELI) is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim,[1] a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Elim, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 162 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 64°36′54″N 162°16′14″W | ||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, where it is listed as commercial service - non-primary, an FAA category for airports with 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[5] However, Federal Aviation Administration records for calendar year 2008 categorized it as general aviation based on 2,356 enplanements that year, a decrease of 26.1% from the 3,189 enplanements in 2007.[2]
Elim Airport covers an area of 181 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,401 by 60 feet (1,037 x 18 m).[1]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Bering Air | Golovin, Nome, White Mountain[6] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Bering | 3,660(80.09%) |
Hageland | 910(19.91%) |
Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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Nome Airport | 1,610 |
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Unalakleet Airport | 280 |
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Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport | 160 |
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Golovin Airport | 130 |
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Shaktoolik Airport | 40 |
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White Mountain Airport | 40 |
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