Koliganek Airport (IATA: KGK, ICAO: PAJZ, FAA LID: JZZ) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Koliganek,[1] in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
Serves | Koliganek, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 269 ft / 82 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°43′36″N 157°15′34″W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 481 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 606 enplanements in 2007.[2] Koliganek Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JZZ by the FAA and KGK by the IATA.[5]
This airport opened in 1997, replacing the former airport[6] located at 59°43′28″N 157°17′09″W. The current airport has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 × 23 m).[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Grant Aviation | Dillingham, Ekwok, New Stuyahok[7] |
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