Napaskiak Airport is a state-owned, public-use
airport
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located one
nautical mile
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(1.85
km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Napaskiak, a city in the
Bethel Census Area
Bethel Census Area is a census area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census, the population is 18,666, up from 17,013 in 2010. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat. Its largest community is the ci ...
of the
U.S. state
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of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
.
As per
Federal Aviation Administration
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records, Napaskiak Airport had 1,321 passenger boardings (enplanements) in
calendar year
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2008, a decrease of 28.9% from the 1,858 enplanements in 2007.
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 ...
(2009–2013), which
categorizes it as a ''
general aviation
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'' facility.
FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013
Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
Facilities
Napaskiak Airport has one runway
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designated 2/20 with a gravel
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Gravel is classifi ...
surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). It also has a seaplane
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waterway on the Kuskokwim River
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which is designated 9W/27W and measures 15,000 by 2,000 feet (4,572 x 610 m). The airport is unattended.
See also
* List of airports in Alaska
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References
External links
FAA Alaska airport diagram
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Airports in the Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Seaplane bases in Alaska
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