Chignik Fisheries Airport
Encyclopedia
Chignik Fisheries Airport was a public-use airport
located 6 NM northwest of Chignik
, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough
of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
designated 4/22 with a gravel
surface measuring 1,630 by 30 feet (497 x 9 m). The airport had an average of 33 aircraft operations per month: 62% air taxi
and 37% general aviation
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 6 NM northwest of Chignik
Chignik, Alaska
-External links:* / by Mark A. Stichert. Hosted by the ....
, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough
Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
-National protected areas:* Alagnak Wild River* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Sutwik Island* Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge * Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Fisheries Airport had one runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 4/22 with a gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
surface measuring 1,630 by 30 feet (497 x 9 m). The airport had an average of 33 aircraft operations per month: 62% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and 37% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
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See also
- Chignik AirportChignik AirportChignik Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S...
- Chignik Bay Seaplane BaseChignik Bay Seaplane BaseChignik Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base serving Chignik, a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
- Chignik Lagoon AirportChignik Lagoon AirportChignik Lagoon Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Chignik Lagoon, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Chignik Flats Airport...
- Chignik Lake AirportChignik Lake AirportChignik Lake Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located at Chignik Lake, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska....
External links
- Airport diagram for Chignik Fisheries (KCG), Chignik, Alaska (GIFGIFThe Graphics Interchange Format is a bitmap image format that was introduced by CompuServe in 1987 and has since come into widespread usage on the World Wide Web due to its wide support and portability....
). FAA, Alaska Region. 25 Dec 2003. - Aeronautical chart showing former location of airport. SkyVector. Retrieved 7 Sep 2009.
