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]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
| Serves | Koliganek, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 269 ft / 82 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°43′36″N 157°15′34″W / 59.72667°N 157.25944°W | ||||||||||
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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
editThis 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. 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
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Dillingham, Ekwok, New Stuyahok[7] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for JZZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 Aug 2009.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
- ^ 2009 Timetables Archived December 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013 Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KGK - Koliganek, Alaska. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Grant Schedule Retrieved Sep 11, 2022.
External links
edit- "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 October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for JZZ
- AirNav airport information for PAJZ
- ASN accident history for KGK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAJZ
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for JZZ
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