Chignik Lake Airport

Chignik Lake Airport (IATA: KCQ, FAA LID: A79) is a state-owned, public-use airport located at Chignik Lake, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Chignik Lake Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesChignik Lake, Alaska
Elevation AMSL50 ft / 15 m
Coordinates56°15′18″N 158°46′31″W
Map
KCQ
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 2,800 853 Gravel
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations720 (2013)
Based aircraft0
Passengers452
Freight98,000 lbs

This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Chignik Lagoon, Perryville[4]

Statistics
Carrier shares: January – December 2015[5]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Grant
452(100.00%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2015[5]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 King Salmon, AK King Salmon Airport 100
2 Perryville, AK Perryville Airport 50
3 Chignik Lagoon, AK Chignik Lagoon Airport 30
4 Port Heiden, AK Port Heiden Airport 20

Facilities and aircraft

Chignik Lake Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 2,800 by 60 feet (853 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2005, the airport had 720 aircraft operations, an average of 60 per month: 69% air taxi and 31% general aviation. The airport is unattended.[1]

See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for A79 PDF, effective 2009-08-27.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
  3. 2009 Timetables Archived 2008-12-22 at the Wayback Machine. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 3 Sep 2009.
  4. "Grant Aviation Schedule". (retrieved January 17, 2017)
  5. "Akiak, AK: Akiak (AKI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2017.


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