King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN, FAA LID: AKN) is a state-owned public-use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1] It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||||||
Serves | King Salmon, Alaska | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 73 ft / 22 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W | ||||||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 42,310 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in calendar year 2008,[3] 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]
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: 12/30 measuring 8,901 by 150 feet (2,713 × 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,017 by 100 feet (1,224 × 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2021 the airport had 25,201 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 65% air taxi, 24% general aviation, 7% scheduled commercial, and 4% military. In August 2022, there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 33 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, and 3 helicopter.[1]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Alaska Airlines | Anchorage, Dillingham |
Grant Aviation | Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Clarks Point, Dillingham, Egegik, Igiugig, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, South Naknek, Ugashik Bay[6] |
Katmai Air[7] | Anchorage, Brooks Camp[8] |
Ravn Alaska | Seasonal: Anchorage[9] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Alaska | 19,980(36.99%) |
Horizon | 18,650(34.53%) |
Katmai | 6,180(11.43%) |
Corvus | 4,710(8.72%) |
Grant | 3,340(6.18%) |
Rank | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Anchorage, Alaska | 21,130 | Alaska, Ravan |
2 | Brooks Camp, Alaska | 2,960 | Katmai |
3 | Dillingham, Alaska | 940 | Alaska |
4 | Egegik, Alaska | 590 | Grant |
5 | Pilot Point, Alaska | 240 | Grant |
6 | Port Heiden, Alaska | 210 | Grant |
7 | Levelock, Alaska | 120 | Grant |
8 | Perryville, Alaska | 70 | Grant |
9 | Chignik, Alaska | 50 | Grant |
9 | Ugashik, Alaska | 40 | Grant |
On June 30, 1985, Douglas C-47B N168Z of Northern Peninsula Fisheries was substantially damaged at King Salmon when both engines failed on approach while the aircraft was on an executive flight from Homer Airport, Alaska.[10] The cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion. A fuel filler cap was discovered to be missing after the accident.[11]
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