Larsen Bay Airport

Summary

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]

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
Map
KLN is located in Alaska
KLN
KLN
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,690 820 Gravel
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations3,426

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 edit

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] edit

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] edit

Runway 4/22 edit

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 edit

Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
Island Air Service Karluk, Kodiak[8]

Statistics edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Larsen Bay, AK: Larsen Bay Airport (KLN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2013.

External links edit

  • Topographic map from USGS The National Map
  • Airport diagram from FAA Alaska Region
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for 2A3
    • AirNav airport information for 2A3
    • ASN accident history for KLN
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 2A3