Koliganek Airport

Koliganek Airport
IATA: KGK – ICAO: PAJZ – FAA LID: JZZ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves		Koliganek, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		269 ft / 82 m
Coordinates		59°43′36″N 157°15′34″W / 59.72667°N 157.25944°W / 59.72667; -157.25944 (Koliganek Airport (new location))
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
9/27	3,000	914	Gravel
Statistics
Enplanements (2008)			481
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

Koliganek Airport (IATA: KGK, ICAO: PAJZ, FAA LID: JZZ) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Koliganek,^[1] in the Dillingham Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Dillingham Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir).^[3]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 481 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 606 enplanements in 2007.^[2] Koliganek Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[4]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JZZ by the FAA and KGK by the IATA.^[5]

Airlines and destinations

• PenAir (Dillingham) ^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

This airport opened in 1997, replacing the former airport^[6] located at 59°43′28″N 157°17′09″W / 59.72444°N 157.28583°W / 59.72444; -157.28583 (Koliganek Airport (old location)). The current airport has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 × 23 m).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} FAA Airport Master Record for JZZ (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
3. ^ ^{a b} 2009 Timetables. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
4. ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
5. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KGK - Koliganek, Alaska. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
6. ^ Conveyance Of The Old Koliganek Airport Property. Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Central Region. 08/02/2001.

External links

• Koliganek Airport Layout PlanPDF. Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Central Region. 5-2-1994.
• Airport diagram of Koliganek (JZZ) (GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 19 Feb 2004.
• FAA Terminal Procedures for JZZ, effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PAJZ
  • ASN accident history for KGK
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAJZ
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAJZ
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for JZZ