Lost River 1 Airport
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Lost River 1 Airport is an airport
located at Lost River, in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state
of Alaska
.
designated 18/36 with a gravel
surface measuring 3,650 by 100 feet (1,113 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 16, 1983, the airport had 500 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month: 80% air taxi
and 20% 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 at Lost River, in the Nome Census Area 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
Lost River 1 Airport has 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 18/36 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 3,650 by 100 feet (1,113 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 16, 1983, the airport had 500 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month: 80% 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 20% 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
- Lost River 2 Airport located at 65°27′22"N 167°10′32"W which has a 3,120 by 150 ft (951 x 46 m) gravel runway designated 17/35.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (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....
) - Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Lost River 1 Airport at SkyVector
