Seldovia Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located one mile (2 km) east of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Seldovia

Seldovia, Alaska

Seldovia is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. There is no road system connecting the town to other communities, so planes and boats are used for transportation....

, in Kenai Peninsula Borough

Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska

-National protected areas:* Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge ** Chiswell Islands** Tuxedni Wilderness* Chugach National Forest * Katmai National Park and Preserve ** Katmai Wilderness...

, Alaska

Alaska

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, United States

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. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) - Central Region.

Facilities and aircraft

Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres (71.6 ha) which contains one gravel 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...

 (16/34) measuring 1,845 x 60 ft (562 x 18 m).

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 5,660 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 62% general aviation and 38% air taxi.

There are 15 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single engine and 7% multi engine.

External links

• Airport Diagram (GIF
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