King Cove Airport
Great Circle Mapper: KVC / PAVC - King Cove, Alaska
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located four miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district
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of King Cove
King Cove ( ale, Agdaaĝux̂) is a city in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 938, up from 792 in 2000, but at the 2020 census this had reduced to 757.
Geography
King Cove is located at . ...
, a city in the Aleutians East Borough
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of the U.S. state
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of Alaska
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Facilities and aircraft
King Cove Airport has one runway
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(7/25) with a gravel
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surface measuring 3,500 x 75 ft. (1,067 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,030 aircraft operations: 71% air taxi
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and 29% general aviation
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Airlines and destinations
References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram
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Airports in Aleutians East Borough, Alaska
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