Elim Airport

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.

AirporttypePublic

OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region

ServesElim, Alaska

ElevationAMSL162 ft (49 m)

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Elim Airport
IATA: ELI ICAO: PFEL FAA LID: ELI
Summary
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
Map
ELI Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 1/19 3,401 1,037 Gravel
Statistics (2018)
Based aircraft (2018) 0 Passengers 4,298 Freight 732,000 lbs
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

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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]