Elim Airport (IATA: ELI[3], ICAO: PFEL[4], FAA LID: ELI) is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim,[1] a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.
This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, where it is listed as commercial service - non-primary, an FAA category for airports with 2,500 to 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[5] However, Federal Aviation Administration records for calendar year 2008 categorized it as general aviation based on 2,356 enplanements that year, a decrease of 26.1% from the 3,189 enplanements in 2007.[2]
Facilities
Elim Airport covers an area of 181 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 162 feet (49 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a gravel surface measuring 3,401 by 60 feet (1,037 x 18 m).[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Bering Air | Golovin, Nome, White Mountain[6] |
Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
|---|---|
| Bering | 3,660(80.09%)
|
| Hageland | 910(19.91%)
|
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nome, AK
|
Nome Airport | 1,610 |
| 2 | Unalakleet, AK
|
Unalakleet Airport | 280 |
| 3 | Koyuk, AK
|
Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport | 160 |
| 4 | Golovin, AK
|
Golovin Airport | 130 |
| 5 | Shaktoolik, AK
|
Shaktoolik Airport | 40 |
| White Mountain, AK
|
White Mountain Airport | 40 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for ELI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 27, 2017.
- ^ a b CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated May 7, 2017.
- ^ ELI: Elim Airport, Alaska. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ PFEL: Elim Airport, Alaska. AirNav.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ Bering Air Nome & Unalakleet Schedule (PDF). Bering Air. Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Elim, AK: Elim (ELI)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
External links
- Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF)
- Resources for this airport:
- Airport information for PFEL at AirNav
- Accident history for ELI at Aviation Safety Network
- Aeronautical chart and airport information for ELI at SkyVector
