Larsen Bay Airport

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Larsen Bay Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves Larsen Bay, Alaska
Elevation  AMSL 87 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 57°32′06″N153°58′36″W / 57.53500°N 153.97667°W / 57.53500; -153.97667
Map
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KLN
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
4/222,690820Gravel
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations3,426

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]

Contents

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,700 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2022. [4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year). [5]

Facilities and aircraft

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, 2006, the airport had 3,730 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 52% air taxi and 48% general aviation. [1]

Airport Operations [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 Information [7]

Runway 4/22

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:57-31.982852N57-32.226197N
Longitude:153-58.943418W153-58.258150W
Elevation:86.7 ft.72.3 ft.
Traffic pattern:leftleft
Touchdown point:yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions:7 ft. brush, 60 ft. left and right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear10 ft. brush, 70 ft. left and right of centerline

Airline and destinations

Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Karluk, Kodiak [8]

Statistics

Carrier shares:April 2022 - March 2022 [9]
CarrierPassengers (arriving and departing)
Island
3.43(100%)
Top domestic destinations: April 2022 - March 2022 [9]
RankCityAirportPassengers
1 Kodiak, AK Kodiak Airport (ADQ) 2

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 2A3 PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 31, 2012.
  2. "KLN: Larsen Bay Airport, Alaska". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  3. "PALB: Larsen Bay Airport, Alaska". AirNav.com. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  6. "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
  7. "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
  8. "Summer Schedule: effective June 1, 2012 - September 15, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  9. 1 2 "Larsen Bay, AK: Larsen Bay Airport (KLN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.