Central Airport (IATA: CEM, ICAO: PACE[2], FAA LID: CEM) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Central,[1] in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Commercial service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Central, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 937 ft / 286 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 65°34′26″N 144°46′51″W / 65.57389°N 144.78083°W | ||||||||||
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CEM Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 47 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 13 enplanements in 2009, and 20 in 2010.[4] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.[5]
Central Airport covers an area of 97 acres (39 ha) at an elevation of 937 feet (286 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 2,782 by 60 feet (848 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 62.5% air taxi and 37.5% general aviation.[1]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Warbelow's Air Ventures | Circle, Fairbanks[6] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Warbelow's | 60(100.00%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Fairbanks, AK | Fairbanks International Airport | 30 |