Larsen Bay Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Larsen Bay, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 87 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°32′06″N 153°58′36″W / 57.53500°N 153.97667°W | ||||||||||
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Larsen Bay Airport (IATA: KLN[2], ICAO: PALB[3], FAA LID: 2A3) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Larsen Bay, a city in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,336 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2021.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport[4] (A public airport that does not have scheduled service or has scheduled service with less than 2,500 passenger boardings each year).[5]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Larsen Bay Airport resides at elevation of 87 feet (27 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 2,690 by 75 feet (820 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 3,730 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 52% air taxi and 48% general aviation.[6]
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ANCHORAGE CENTER |
| FSS: | KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211] |
| NOTAMs facility: | ENA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
Runway 4/22
[edit]| Dimensions: | 2690 x 75 ft. / 820 x 23 m | ||
| Surface: | gravel, in good condition
SLOPES DOWN TOWARD MIDPOINT. | ||
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity | ||
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 04 & 22 THLD MKD WITH LIGHTS. PLASTIC REFLECTORS, AND THLD PANELS. | ||
| RUNWAY 4 | RUNWAY 22 | ||
| Latitude: | 57-31.982852N | 57-32.226197N | |
| Longitude: | 153-58.943418W | 153-58.258150W | |
| Elevation: | 86.7 ft. | 72.3 ft. | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. brush, 60 ft. left and right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | 10 ft. brush, 70 ft. left and right of centerline | |
Airline and destinations
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Island Air Service | Karluk, Kodiak[9] |
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Island |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Kodiak, AK | Kodiak Airport (ADQ) | 2.09 thousand |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2A3 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "KLN: Larsen Bay Airport, Alaska". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
- ^ "PALB: Larsen Bay Airport, Alaska". AirNav.com. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
- ^ a b "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023–2027: Appendix A - List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). October 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023–2027: Appendix C - Statutory and Policy Definitions; Data Sources; and NPIAS Process" (PDF). September 30, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Facility Dashboard-2A3". Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Summer Schedule: effective June 1, 2012 - September 15, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
- ^ "Larsen Bay, AK: Larsen Bay Airport (KLN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Airport diagram from FAA Alaska Region
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 2A3
- AirNav airport information for 2A3
- ASN accident history for KLN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 2A3
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