Tyonek Airport
Encyclopedia
Tyonek Airport is a private-use airport
located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district
of Tyonek
, a village in the Kenai Peninsula Borough
in the U.S. state
of Alaska
. It is owned by the Village of Tyonek.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, the airport had 2,356 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2008, a decrease of 27.7% from the 3,260 enplanements in 2007.
designated 18/36 with a gravel
surface measuring 3,000 by 90 feet (914 x 27 m). As per the most recent FAA records, for the 12-month period ending July 1, 1988, the airport had 2,605 aircraft operations: 77% air taxi
and 23% 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 one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Tyonek
Tyonek, Alaska
Tyonek is a census-designated place in Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2000 census the population was 193. In 1973, Tyonek formed Tyonek Native Corporation under ANCSA and is federally recognized.- History :...
, a village in the 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...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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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...
. It is owned by the Village of Tyonek.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, the airport had 2,356 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
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2008, a decrease of 27.7% from the 3,260 enplanements in 2007.
Facilities and aircraft
Tyonek 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 3,000 by 90 feet (914 x 27 m). As per the most recent FAA records, for the 12-month period ending July 1, 1988, the airport had 2,605 aircraft operations: 77% 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 23% 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...
.
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....
) - Resources for this airport:
