Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 25 ft / 8 m 2,200 671 Code KCL Phone +1 907-246-3325 | 4/22 2,200 671 Gravel/Dirt Elevation 8 m | |
Owner Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities | ||
Chignik Lagoon Airport (IATA: KCL, FAA LID: KCL) is a state-owned, public-use airport serving Chignik Lagoon, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also known as Chignik Flats Airport. Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 566 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 5% from the 538 enplanements in 2007. Chignik Lagoon Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Chignik Lagoon Airport has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 1,810 by 60 feet (552 x 18 m). Previously, the runway was 1,600 feet (488 m) long and designated 3/21. For the 12-month period ending December 21, 2007, the airport had 1,800 aircraft operations, an average of 150 per month: 61% air taxi and 39% general aviation.