Chisana Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chisana, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,318 ft / 1,011 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°04′16″N 142°02′54″W / 62.07111°N 142.04833°W | ||||||||||
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  CZN Location of airport in Alaska | |||||||||||
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Chisana Airport (IATA: CZN, FAA LID: CZN) is a state-owned public-use airport serving Chisana,[1] a community located in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Scheduled airline passenger service at this airport is subsidized by the United States Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program.
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Chisana Airport resides at elevation of 3,318 feet (1,011 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with a turf and gravel surface measuring 3,000 by 50 feet (914 x 15 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 150 aircraft operations, an average of 12 per month: 67% general aviation and 33% air taxi.[1]
Airline and destination[edit]
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service at this airport:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 40-Mile Air | Tok[3] |
Statistics[edit]
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| 40-Mile Air | 105(100%)
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| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Tok, AK | Tok Airport | 50 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for CZN PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 17, 2017.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "Scheduled destinations". 40-Mile Air. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b "Chisana, AK: Chisana Airport (CZN)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
Other sources[edit]
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1998-4574) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- 90-Day Notice (January 25, 2006): of 40-Mile Air, Ltd., of intent to terminate unsubsidized service at Chisana, Alaska.
- Order 2006-4-13 (April 11, 2006): prohibiting 40-Mile Air from terminating its scheduled, unsubsidized service at Chisana, Alaska, at the end of its 90-day notice period, and requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at the community, with or without subsidy.
- Order 2006-6-29 (June 23, 2006): selected 40-Mile Air Ltd. to provide essential air service (EAS) at Chisana, Alaska for the period from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008, at an annual subsidy rate of $75,743.
- Order 2008-4-41 (April 29, 2008): selected 40-Mile Air, Inc., to continue providing subsidized EAS at Chisana and Healy Lake for the two-year period through May 31, 2010, and established an annual subsidy rate of $65,546 for two nonstop round trips per week between Chisana and Tok with 3-seat Cessna 185 or 4-seat Cessna 206-207 aircraft.
- Order 2010-4-15 (April 23, 2010): selected 40-Mile Air, Inc., to continue providing EAS at Chisana and Healy Lake for the two-year period through May 31, 2012, and established an annual subsidy rate of $74,345 for two nonstop round trips per week between Chisana and Tok with 3-seat Cessna 185 or 4-seat Cessna 206 or 207 aircraft.
- Order 2012-6-18 (June 22, 2012): re-selecting 40-Mile Air, Inc., to continue providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Chisana and Healy Lake, Alaska, and establishing annual subsidy rates of $81,040 and $104,703, respectively, for a new two-year period, through May 31, 2014. Two nonstop round trips per week between Chisana and Tok with 3-seat Cessna 185 or 4-seat Cessna 206 or 207 aircraft. Route TKJ-CZN-TKJ.
External links[edit]
- FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
- Topographic map as of July 1960 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CZN
- AirNav airport information for CZN
- ASN accident history for CZN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for CZN
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