Gustavus Airport

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Gustavus Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region
Serves Gustavus, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 35 ft / 11 m
Coordinates 58°25′31″N135°42′27″W / 58.42528°N 135.70750°W / 58.42528; -135.70750
Map
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GST
Location of airport in Alaska
Gustavus Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
2/203,010917Asphalt
11/296,7202,048Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2019)5,750
Based aircraft13

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.

Contents

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 11,828 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [2] 8,822 enplanements in 2009, and 9,996 in 2010. [3] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a nonprimary commercial service airport based on 9,509 enplanements in 2014. [4]

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 6,720 by 150 feet (2,048 x 46 m) and 2/20 is 3,010 by 60 feet (917 x 18 m). [1]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2019, the airport had 5,750 aircraft operations, an average of 110 per week: 57% air taxi, 38% general aviation, 3% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter. [1]

Fuel and FBO services

Aviation fuel (only Jet A, no AVGAS) is available 24/7 on the airport from Avfuel provider Gustavus Dray, Inc., serving private, corporate and military aircraft. FBO services also include ramp escort and aircraft lavatory service.

There are no landing or tie down fees. There is no charge for transient aircraft parking. There are four concrete hard-stands for larger jet aircraft over 12,500 lbs.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Seasonal: Juneau [ citation needed ]
Alaska Seaplanes Juneau

Jet service is operated on a seasonal basis by Alaska Airlines with Boeing 737 aircraft.

Statistics

Top airlines at GST (September 2021 - August 2022) [5]
RankAirlinePassengersPercent of market share
1 Alaska Airlines 11,38058.39%
2Air Excursions (Alaska Seaplanes)7,61039.04%
3Kalinin Aviation (Alaska Seaplanes)5002.57%

Top destinations

Busiest domestic destinations
(Sep. 2021 - Aug. 2022) [5]
RankCityAirportPassengersCarriers
1 Juneau, AK Juneau International Airport 9,740Alaska, Alaska Seaplanes
2 Hoonah, AK Hoonah Airport 10

Accidents at GST

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for GST PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective September 7, 2023.
  2. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report". Federal Aviation Administration. January 20, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Gustavus, AK: Gustavus Airport (GST)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. August 2022. Retrieved Dec 3, 2022.
  6. Accident descriptionfor 43-49403 at the Aviation Safety Network . Retrieved on September 20, 2023.

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