Nikolai Airport (IATA: NIB, ICAO: PAFS, FAA LID: FSP) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Nikolai, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nikolai, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 441 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 63°01′07″N 154°21′30″W / 63.01861°N 154.35833°W | ||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 364 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 459 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FSP by the FAA and NIB by the IATA[4] (which assigned FSP to Saint Pierre Airport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon[5]).
Facilities
editNikolai Airport covers an area of 76 acres (31 ha) at an elevation of 441 feet (134 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 4,003 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Tanana Air Service | McGrath |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for FSP PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 18 December 2009.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Nikolai Airport (IATA: NIB, ICAO: PAFS, FAA: FSP)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Saint Pierre Airport, St. Pierre and Miquelon (IATA: FSP, ICAO: LFVP)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
External links
edit- FAA Terminal Procedures for FSP, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for FSP
- AirNav airport information for PAFS
- ASN accident history for NIB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAFS
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for FSP
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