Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m 2,835 864 Code GNU | 5/23 2,835 Elevation 5 m Phone +1 907-543-2495 | |
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Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region Similar Goodnews River Lodge, US Post Office, Goodnews Bay Clinic, Platinum Airport | ||
Goodnews Airport (IATA: GNU, FAA LID: GNU) is a state-owned public-use airport located at Goodnews Bay in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,532 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 2.2% from the 1,567 enplanements in 2007. Goodnews 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
Goodnews Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 2,835 by 80 feet (864 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,200 aircraft operations, an average of 266 per month: 62.5% general aviation and 37.5% air taxi. This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.