Ouzinkie Airport
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| IATA: KOZ – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 4K5 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Ouzinkie, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
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 Ouzinkie Airport
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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]
Facilities
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 (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) 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.
Airline and destinations
Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Island Air Service | Kodiak, Port Lions [8] |
| Servant Air | Kodiak, Port Lions [9] |
Statistics
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kodiak, AK | Kodiak Airport (ADQ) | 1,700 |
| 2 | Port Lions, AK | Port Lions Airport (ORI) | 60 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for 4K5 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
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External links
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- Airport diagram from FAA Alaska Region
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 4K5
- AirNav airport information for 4K5
- ASN accident history for KOZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 4K5
