Elim Airport is a state-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Elim, 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.National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) . Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008. 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.

Facilities Elim Airport covers an area of 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).

Airlines and destinations

Statistics

+ Top domestic destinations: January – December 2016 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 List of airports in Alaska

References

External links Alaska FAA airport diagram (GIF) Resources for this airport:

Accident history for ELI at Aviation Safety Network