Koliganek Airport

Koliganek Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
ServesKoliganek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL269 ft / 82 m
Coordinates59°43′36″N 157°15′34″W / 59.72667°N 157.25944°W / 59.72667; -157.25944 (Koliganek Airport (new location))
Map
KGK is located in Alaska
KGK
KGK
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 3,000 914 Gravel
Statistics
Enplanements (2008)481

Koliganek Airport (IATA: KGK, ICAO: PAJZ, FAA LID: JZZ) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Koliganek,[1] in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).[3]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 481 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 606 enplanements in 2007.[2] Koliganek Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[4]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JZZ by the FAA and KGK by the IATA.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

This airport opened in 1997, replacing the former airport[6] located at 59°43′28″N 157°17′09″W / 59.72444°N 157.28583°W / 59.72444; -157.28583 (Koliganek Airport (old location)). The current airport has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 × 23 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Grant Aviation Dillingham, Ekwok, New Stuyahok[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for JZZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
  3. ^ 2009 Timetables Archived December 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
  4. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013 Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
  5. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KGK - Koliganek, Alaska. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
  6. ^ Conveyance Of The Old Koliganek Airport Property Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Central Region. 08/02/2001.
  7. ^ Grant Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.
  • "Koliganek Airport Layout Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-09-01.. Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Central Region. 5-2-1994.
  • Airport diagram of Koliganek (JZZ) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 19 Feb 2004.
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for JZZ, effective December 26, 2024
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