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Larsen Bay Airport

Coordinates: 57°32′06″N 153°58′36″W / 57.53500°N 153.97667°W / 57.53500; -153.97667
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Larsen Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesLarsen Bay, Alaska
Elevation AMSL87 ft / 27 m
Coordinates57°32′06″N 153°58′36″W / 57.53500°N 153.97667°W / 57.53500; -153.97667
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KLN is located in Alaska
KLN
KLN
Location of airport in Alaska
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,690 820 Gravel
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]

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

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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 Operations[7]

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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 [8]

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Runway 4/22

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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

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Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Karluk, Kodiak[9]

Statistics[10]

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Carrier Shares for March 2023 - February 2024
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Island
4,323(100%)
Top domestic destinations: April 2022 - March 2022[11]
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Kodiak, AK Kodiak Airport (ADQ) 2.09 thousand

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  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.
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