Facilities and Aircraft
King Salmon Airport covers an area of 5,277 acres (2,136 ha) at an elevation of 73 feet (22 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 8,901 by 150 feet (2,713 x 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,018 by 100 feet (1,225 x 30 m). It is bordered by the Naknek River which has a seaplane landing area designated NW/SE with a water surface measuring 4,000 by 500 feet (1,219 x 152 m).
For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2011, the airport had 51,300 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 66% general aviation, 32% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, and 7% helicopter.
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