Seldovia Airport
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| IATA: SOV – ICAO: PASO – FAA LID: SOV | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | State of Alaska DOT&PF | ||||||||||
| Location | Seldovia, Alaska | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 29 ft / 9 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||
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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)[2] 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.[1] A 2-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).[1]
For 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.[1]
There are 15 aircraft based at this airport, 14 of which are single engine and 1 being multi engine.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 FAA Airport Master Record for SOV (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 2007-03-15
- ↑ Great Circle Mapper: SOV / PASO - Seldovia, Alaska
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
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