- Gustavus Airport
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Gustavus Airport 
IATA: GST – ICAO: PAGS – FAA LID: GST Summary Airport type Public Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region Serves Gustavus, Alaska Elevation AMSL 35 ft / 11 m Coordinates 58°25′31″N 135°42′27″W / 58.42528°N 135.7075°WCoordinates: 58°25′31″N 135°42′27″W / 58.42528°N 135.7075°W Map Location of airport in Alaska
GSTRunways Direction Length Surface ft m 2/20 3,146 959 Asphalt 11/29 6,721 2,049 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Aircraft operations 5,750 Based aircraft 21 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Gustavus Airport (IATA: GST, ICAO: PAGS, FAA LID: GST) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Gustavus,[1] a city in the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,828 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 8,822 enplanements in 2009, and 9,996 in 2010.[4]
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Facilities and aircraft
Gustavus Airport covers an area of 1,821 acres (737 ha) at an elevation of 35 feet (11 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11/29 is 6,721 by 150 feet (2,049 x 46 m) and 2/20 is 3,146 by 60 feet (959 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 30, 2010, the airport had 5,750 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 57% air taxi, 38% general aviation, 4% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 5% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:
Airlines Destinations Air Excursions Juneau[5] Alaska Airlines Seasonal: Juneau Fjord Flying Juneau Wings of Alaska Juneau Carrier shares for August 2010 - July 2011[6] Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing) Excursions 7,480(40.5%)Alaska 5,900(31.9%)SeaPort 2,910(15.7%)Wings of Alaska 2,200(11.9%)Top domestic destinations
(August 2010 - July 2011)[6]Rank City Airport Passengers 1 Juneau, AK JNU 8,000 2 Anchorage, AK ANC 1,000 References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for GST (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 25 August 2011.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A (PDF, 2.03 MB)". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2010. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008 (PDF, 1.0 MB)". CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 December 2009. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010 (PDF, 5.4 MB)". CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf.
- ^ "Destinations". Air Excursions. http://www.airexcursions.com/destinations.htm. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Gustavus, AK: Gustavus Airport (GST)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. July 2011. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=GST&End_YearMonth=24139.
External links
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GST, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PAGS
- ASN accident history for GST
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker for PAGS
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAGS
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for GST
Categories:- Airports in the Hoonah–Angoon Census Area, Alaska
- Essential Air Service
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