Chignik Lake Airport (A79)

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Chignik Lake Airport (A79)
A79
Chignik Lake Airport (A79)
Chignik Lake, AK
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier A79
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 158°46'40.1950" W / 56°15'19.6450" N
-158.777832 / 56.255457 (Estimated)
Elevation 50.00 ft / 15.24 m (Estimated)
Location Lake And Peninsula County, AK
Magnetic Variation 19E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
Address P.O. BOX 112500
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2500
Phone number 907-465-4512
Manager FLOYD WILSON
Address PO BOX 65
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone number 907-246-3325
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart COLD BAY
Region AAL - Alaska
Responsible ARTCC ZAN - ANCHORAGE
Tie-in FSS ENA - KENAI
FSS on Airport No
FSS Phone 907-283-7211
FSS Toll Free 1-866-864-1737
NOTAMs Facility ENA (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 2800 x 60 ft (853 x 18 m)
Surface GRAVEL (POOR)
Surface treatment
08 26
Alignment 101° 281°
Physical elevation 35.70 ft 44.00 ft
Coordinates 56.256178 / -158.784594 56.254736 / -158.771069
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • RY SAFETY AREAS ROUGH, RUTTED, AND UNEVEN.
  • RY COND NOT MONITORED - RCMD VISUAL INSPN PRIOR TO USE.
  • HILL S OF RY 08/26 150 FT HIGH; RUNS PARALLEL TO RY.
  • WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
  • RY SLOPES DOWN TOWARD THE WEST.