Kulik Lake Airport is a public use airport

Airport

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 located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of Kulik Lake, 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

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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. It is owned by Katmai National Park.

As per Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Aviation Administration

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 records, Kulik Lake Airport had 1,842 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year

Calendar year

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 2008, an increase of 21% from the 1,518 enplanements in 2007.

Facilities and aircraft

Kulik Lake Airport has one runway

Runway

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 6/24 which has a gravel

Gravel

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 surface measuring 4,350 by 110 feet (1,326 x 34 m). It also has a seaplane

Seaplane

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 landing area designated 18W/36W which measures 5,000 by 5,000 feet (1,524 x 1,524 m). The airport is unattended.

Remarks:

• Runway crowns in center. No line of sight between runway ends.
• East half of runway on national park land & open to the public about 2000 feet; west half of runway on private land & closed to the public about 2000 feet.
• East half runway surface smooth & uniform with compacted gravel. West half runway surface covered with loose 2 inch x 5 inch round stones.
• Ramp on west end of runway privately owned. Yellow barrels mark property line.
• Heavy bear concentration; bears frequently on runway during summer.
• Use extreme caution in high & gusty wind.
• Runway 18W/36W active summer fishing season only - public use.

External links

• FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF
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