Ouzinkie Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
Serves | Ouzinkie, Alaska | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 57°56′32″N 152°27′54″W / 57.94222°N 152.46500°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Ouzinkie Airport ( IATA: KOZ, FAA LID: 4K5) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Ouzinkie, [1] a city on Spruce Island in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
The airport received national media attention in 2009 after being slotted to receive $15 million in federal stimulus money to construct a new airstrip. [2] [3] The new airport opened in 2010. [4]
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Ouzinkie Airport had 2,071 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [5] 2,999 enplanements in 2009, and 2,784 in 2010. [6] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility based on enplanements in 2008 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 per year). [7]
Ouzinkie Airport covers an area of 170 acres (69 ha) at an elevation of 100 feet (30 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with a gravel surface measuring 3,300 by 60 feet (1,006 x 18 m). [1]
The former location ( 57°55′31″N 152°29′49″W / 57.92528°N 152.49694°W) had one runway designated 11/29 with a gravel surface measuring 2,085 by 80 feet (636 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, it had 42 aircraft operations per month: 60% general aviation and 40% air taxi.
This section needs to be updated.(January 2022) |
Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:
Airlines | Destinations |
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Island Air Service | Kodiak, Port Lions [8] |
Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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Island | 2,370(71.3%)
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Servant | 950(28.7%)
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Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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1 | Kodiak, AK | Kodiak Airport (ADQ) | 1,700 |
2 | Port Lions, AK | Port Lions Airport (ORI) | 60 |