Pilot Point Airport
Airport
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Pilot Point Airport (IATA: PIP, ICAO: PAPN, FAA LID: PNP) is a state-owned, public-use airport located in Pilot Point,[1] a city in the Lake and Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. Scheduled airline service to King Salmon Airport is provided by Grant Aviation.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Pilot Point, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 57 ft (17 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°34′49″N 157°34′19″W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 738 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, an increase of 9% from the 678 enplanements in 2007.[2] Pilot Point 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 PNP by the FAA and PIP by the IATA[5] (which assigned PNP to Girua Airport in Popondetta, Papua New Guinea[6]).
Facilities and aircraft
Pilot Point Airport has one runway designated 7/25 with a gravel surface measuring 3,280 by 75 feet (1,000 x 23 m).[1] The airport was previously located at 57°33.79′N 157°33.51′W where it had an 3,100-by-50-foot (945 m × 15 m) runway also designated 7/25.[7]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 66% general aviation and 34% air taxi.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Grant Aviation | King Salmon, Port Heiden, Ugashik Bay[8] |
Accidents and incidents
On 1 July 1981, Douglas R4D N111ST of United Aircraft Services crashed shortly after take-off while on a flight to Anchorage International Airport, following the failure of the port engine. All three people on board were killed.[9] The aircraft was on a cargo flight laden with fish.[10]
