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A79 Chignik Lake Airport
Chignik Lake, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: A79
Lat/Long: 56-15-19.6450N 158-46-40.1950W
56-15.327417N 158-46.669917W
56.2554569,-158.7778319
(estimated)
Elevation: 50 ft. / 15 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 99548

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1974
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-283-7211]
NOTAMs facility: ENA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.8
WX AWOS-3P at AJC (14 nm E): 135.75 (907-749-2402)

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2800 x 60 ft. / 853 x 18 m
Surface: gravel, in poor condition
SOFT & RUTTED; IREG MRKD W CONES.
4 IN ROCKS; CROWN NA FULL LEN.
Operational restrictions: 15 FT BRUSH ALG RWY. 150 FT HILL S PARL TO RWY. DOWN SLOPE TO W.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 56-15.370667N56-15.284167N
Longitude: 158-47.075667W158-46.264167W
Elevation: 35.7 ft.44.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 082 magnetic, 101 true262 magnetic, 281 true
Obstructions: 6 ft. brush, 95 ft. left and right of centerline
BRUSH ABM THR.		7 ft. brush, 95 ft. left and right of centerline
BRUSH ABM THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ALASKA DOT&PF SOUTHCOAST REGION
P.O. BOX 112500
JUNEAU, AK 99811-2500
Phone 907-465-4512
Manager: FLOYD WILSON
PO BOX 65
KING SALMON, AK 99613
Phone 907-246-3325

Additional Remarks

- SAFETY AREAS ROUGH, RUTTED & UNEVEN.
- RWY COND UNMNT RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR USE.
- WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PAPE - Perryville Airport (25 nm SW)
PAPH - Port Heiden Airport (42 nm N)
PAOU - Nelson Lagoon Airport (81 nm W)
PASD - Sand Point Airport (82 nm SW)
PAPN - Pilot Point Airport (89 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:1016:10
Sunrise08:4816:48
Sunset19:5903:59
Evening civil twilight20:3604:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Oct-2026 00:44:20
Local (UTC-8)  05-Oct-2026 16:44:20
 
METAR
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25nm SW 		052356Z AUTO 30010G21KT 260V330 9SM OVC060 09/03 A2946 RMK AO2 SLP973 T00940028 10100 20050 53021
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