Nelson Lagoon Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Nelson Lagoon, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 56°00′27″N 161°09′37″W / 56.00750°N 161.16028°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Nelson Lagoon Airport ( IATA: NLG, ICAO: PAOU, FAA LID: OUL, formerly Z73) is a state-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Nelson Lagoon, [1] in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to Cold Bay Airport is provided by Peninsula Airways (PenAir). [3]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 290 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 4% from the 302 enplanements in 2007. [2] Nelson Lagoon Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility. [4]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned OUL by the FAA and NLG by the IATA [5] (which assigned OUL to Oulu Airport in Oulu, Finland [6]).
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | Cold Bay, Port Moller |
Facilities and aircraft
Nelson Lagoon Airport has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 302 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month: 68% air taxi and 32% general aviation. [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for OUL PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 Aug 2009.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data (Preliminary). Federal Aviation Administration. Published 15 July 2009.
- ^ 2009 Timetables Archived 2012-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Peninsula Airways. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 Oct 2008.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: NLG / PAOU - Nelson Lagoon, Alaska. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network: OUL / EFOU - Oulu Airport, Finland. Retrieved 6 Sep 2009.
External links
- Airport diagram for Nelson Lagoon (Z73) ( GIF). FAA, Alaska Region. 10 June 2004.
- FAA Terminal Procedures for OUL, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for OUL
- AirNav airport information for PAOU
- ASN accident history for NLG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAOU
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for OUL
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