South Naknek Airport , also known as South Naknek Nr 2 Airport, is a state-owned public-use
airport
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located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
South Naknek
South Naknek ( esu, Qinuyang) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 67, down from 79 in 2010.
Geography
South Naknek is located at (58.711630, -157.017460).
Accor ...
, in the
Bristol Bay Borough
Bristol Bay Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska on Bristol Bay. As of the 2020 census the borough population was 844, down from 997 in 2010, the second-least populated borough in Alaska. The borough seat is Naknek. There are no in ...
of the
U.S. state of
Alaska
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.
As per
Federal Aviation Administration
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records, this airport had 330 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in
calendar year
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2008, a decrease of 19% from the 409 enplanements in 2007.
South Naknek 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 Oct 2008.
Facilities and aircraft
South Naknek Airport covers an area of at an elevation
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of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level
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. It has two runway
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s: 4/22 is 2,264 by 60 feet (690 x 18 m) with a gravel
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Gravel is classifi ...
surface; 12/30 is 3,314 by 60 feet (1,010 x 18 m) with a gravel and dirt surface.air taxi
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In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) an ...
and 6% general aviation
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.
Airlines and destinations
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
Airport diagram for South Naknek NR 2 (WSN)
(GIF
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). FAA, Alaska Region. 5 Aug 2004.
Airports in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
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