Elim Airport (IATA: ELI[3], ICAO: PFEL[4], FAA LID: ELI) is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim,[1] a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Elim, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 162 ft / 49 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°36′54″N 162°16′14″W / 64.61500°N 162.27056°W | ||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, where it is listed as commercial service - non-primary, an FAA category for airports with 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[5] However, Federal Aviation Administration records for calendar year 2008 categorized it as general aviation based on 2,356 enplanements that year, a decrease of 26.1% from the 3,189 enplanements in 2007.[2]
Facilities
editElim Airport covers an area of 181 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,401 by 60 feet (1,037 x 18 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bering Air | Golovin, Nome, White Mountain[6] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
edit| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Bering | |
| Hageland |
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 |  Nome, AK
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Nome Airport | 1,610 |
| 2 | Unalakleet, AK
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Unalakleet Airport | 280 |
| 3 | Koyuk, AK
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Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport | 160 |
| 4 | Golovin, AK
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Golovin Airport | 130 |
| 5 | Shaktoolik, AK
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Shaktoolik Airport | 40 |
| White Mountain, AK
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White Mountain Airport | 40 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ELI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated May 7, 2017.
- ^ ELI: Elim Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ PFEL: Elim Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ Bering Air Nome & Unalakleet Schedule (PDF). Bering Air. Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Elim, AK: Elim (ELI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
External links
edit- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PFEL at AirNav
- Accident history for ELI at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for ELI at SkyVector
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