St. George Airport is a state-owned public-use
airport located four
nautical mile
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s (5
mi, 7
km) of the
central business district
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of
St. George
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,
a city on
St. George Island in the
Aleutians West Census Area of the
U.S. state of
Alaska. Scheduled passenger airline service is provided by
Grant Aviation.
As per
Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 604 passenger boardings (enplanements) in
calendar year
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2008, 610 enplanements in 2009, and 643 in 2010. It is included in the
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'' airport (the ''commercial service'' category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).
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Facilities and aircraft
St. George Airport covers an area of 278
acre
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s (113
ha) at an
elevation of 125 feet (38 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 11/29 with an
asphalt surface measuring 4,980 by 150 feet (1,518 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 264 aircraft operations, an average of 22 per month: 98%
air taxi and 2%
general aviation.
Pilots are requested to avoid flights below 1000 feet above ground level from May 1 to October 31 in certain areas of St. George Island with active bird populations and seal rookeries.
Airline and destinations
The following
airline offers scheduled passenger service:
References
External links
Airport diagram for St. George (PBV)(GIF
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). FAA, Alaska Region. 10 Jun 2004.
Airports in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska
Essential Air Service
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