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Larsen Bay Airport

Larsen Bay Airport (IATA: KLN, ICAO: PALB, 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.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,336 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2021. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport (A public airport that does not have scheduled service or has scheduled service with less than 2,500 passenger boardings each year).

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, 2021, the airport had 3,730 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 52% air taxi and 48% general aviation.

Airport Operations

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

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: 57-31.982852N 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

Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Karluk, Kodiak

Statistics

Carrier Shares for March 2023 - February 2024
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island
4,323(100%)
Top domestic destinations: April 2022 - March 2022
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Kodiak, AK Kodiak Airport (ADQ) 2.09 thousand

See also

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ "National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023–2027: Appendix A - List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). October 6, 2022. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Facility Dashboard-2A3". Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Larsen Bay Airport Larsen Bay, Alaska, USA". 2 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Summer Schedule: effective June 1, 2012 - September 15, 2012". Island Air Service. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  10. ^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  11. ^ "Larsen Bay, AK: Larsen Bay Airport (KLN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Retrieved June 3, 2024.