Hope Airport is a state-owned public-use
airport located one
nautical mile
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(2
km) southeast of the
central business district
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of
Hope
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,
in the
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010.
The borough seat is Soldotna, the largest city is Kenai, and the most populated community is the ce ...
of the
U.S. state of
Alaska. This airport is included in the FAA's
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
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It identifies existing and proposed airports tha ...
for 2011–2015, which
categorized
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it as a ''
general aviation'' facility.
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
for 2011–2015
Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)
. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 4 October 2010.
Facilities and aircraft
Hope Airport covers an area of 62 acre
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Places
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* Imperial, Missouri
* Imp ...
s (25 ha) at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 16/34 with a gravel
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surface measuring 2,000 by 90 feet (610 x 27 m). For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 480 aircraft operations, an average of 40 per month: 90% general aviation and 10% air taxi.
See also
* List of airports in Alaska
This is a list of airports in Alaska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that we ...
References
External links
*
Aerial image as of 3 September 1996
from USGS '' The National Map''
Airports in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
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