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Kulik Lake Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

6/24
  
4,350

1,326
  
Gravel

Code
  
LKK

Elevation AMSL
  
717 ft / 219 m

4,350
  
1,326

Elevation
  
219 m

Kulik Lake Airport

Serves
  
Kulik Lake, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States

Address
  
Katmai National Park and Preserve, King Salmon, AK 99613, USA

Owner
  
Katmai National Park and Preserve

Kulik Lake Airport (IATA: LKK, ICAO: PAKL, FAA LID: LKK) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) south of Kulik Lake, in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is owned by Katmai National Park.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Kulik Lake Airport had 1,842 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 21% from the 1,518 enplanements in 2007.

Facilities and aircraft

Kulik Lake Airport has one runway designated 6/24 which has a gravel surface measuring 4,350 by 110 feet (1,326 x 34 m). It also has a seaplane landing area designated 18W/36W which measures 5,000 by 5,000 feet (1,524 x 1,524 m). The airport is unattended.

Remarks:

  • Runway crowns in center. No line of sight between runway ends.
  • East half of runway on national park land & open to the public about 2000 feet; west half of runway on private land & closed to the public about 2000 feet.
  • East half runway surface smooth & uniform with compacted gravel. West half runway surface covered with loose 2 inch x 5 inch round stones.
  • Ramp on west end of runway privately owned. Yellow barrels mark property line.
  • Heavy bear concentration; bears frequently on runway during summer.
  • Use extreme caution in high & gusty wind.
  • Runway 18W/36W active summer fishing season only - public use.

    • References

    Kulik Lake Airport Wikipedia
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