- Source: Seldovia Airport
Seldovia Airport is a public-use gravel airstrip serving Seldovia, Alaska, about 15 miles (27 km) south-southwest from the fishing town of Homer at the Kenai Peninsula's "end of the road." The two towns are separated by Kachemak Bay, a blue-water arm of the North Pacific Ocean's Gulf of Alaska. Known to pilots as "Seldovia" (or more formally, (IATA: SOV, ICAO: PASO, FAA LID: SOV)), this public airport is located less than a half-mile (2 km) northeast of the small boat harbor serving Seldovia in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. This airport is publicly owned by the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) - Central Region. A two-lane gravel street named Airport Avenue leads about a half-mile (1 km) from the airport to the center of Seldovia at the Small Boat Harbor, which is surrounded by several cafes, businesses, and small hotels.
Facilities and aircraft
Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres (72 ha) which contains one gravel runway (16/34) measuring 1,845 by 60 ft (562 by 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 5,660 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 62% general aviation and 38% air taxi.
There are 15 aircraft based at this airport, 14 of which are single engine and one multi-engine.
See also
List of airports in Alaska
References
External links
Airport diagram (GIF)
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for SOV
AirNav airport information for PASO
ASN accident history for SOV
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PASO
SkyVector aeronautical chart for SOV
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Seldovia Airport
- Seldovia Village, Alaska
- List of airports by IATA airport code: S
- List of airports by ICAO code: P
- List of airports in Alaska
- Paso
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport
- Ketchikan International Airport
- Deadhorse Airport
