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Airport
Elim Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesElim, Alaska
Elevation AMSL162 ft / 49 m
Coordinates64°36′54″N 162°16′14″W / 64.61500°N 162.27056°W / 64.61500; -162.27056
Map
ELI is located in AlaskaELIELILocation of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 3,401 1,037 Gravel
Statistics (2018)
Based aircraft (2018)0
Passengers4,298
Freight732,000 lbs
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Elim Airport (IATA: ELI, ICAO: PFEL, FAA LID: ELI) is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

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. 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.

Facilities

Elim 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).

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Bering Air Golovin, Nome, White Mountain

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Statistics

Carrier shares: January – December 2016
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Bering 3,660(80.09%)
Hageland 910(19.91%)
Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016
Rank City Airport Passengers
1 Alaska Nome, AK Nome Airport 1,610
2 Alaska Unalakleet, AK Unalakleet Airport 280
3 Alaska Koyuk, AK Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport 160
4 Alaska Golovin, AK Golovin Airport 130
5 Alaska Shaktoolik, AK Shaktoolik Airport 40
Alaska White Mountain, AK White Mountain Airport 40

See also

References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for ELI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
  2. ^ CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated May 7, 2017.
  3. ELI: Elim Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. PFEL: Elim Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  5. 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.
  6. Bering Air Nome & Unalakleet Schedule (PDF). Bering Air. Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "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.

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