Nelson Lagoon Airport
Airport
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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]
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 | ||||||||||
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  NLG Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||
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]
