Kantishna Airport

Airport

5Z5

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
10/28	1,850	564	Gravel

Statistics

Aircraft operations (2005)	1,200
Enplanements (2008)	985

Sources: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]^[2]

Kantishna Airport (FAA LID: 5Z5) is a state-owned airstrip located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the former mining district of Kantishna in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.^[3]^[4]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 985 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008.^[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Kantishna Airport covers an area of 6 acres (2.4 ha) at an elevation of 1,575 feet (480 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a gravel surface measuring 1,850 by 35 feet (564 x 11 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 1,200 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per month: 83% air taxi and 16% general aviation.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b FAA Airport Form 5010 for 5Z5 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 3 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 18 December 2009.
^ Quit Claim Deed from US Secretary of Commerce to State of Alaska, June 25, 1959
^ Numerous federal and state government documents on topic.
^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived 2011-08-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.

External links

FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 5Z5
- AirNav airport information for 5Z5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 5Z5