Gulkana Airport
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Gulkana Airport is a public airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

 located eight miles (13 km) southwest of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

 (CBD) of Gulkana
Gulkana, Alaska
Gulkana is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, U.S. At the 2000 census the population was 88.-Geography:Gulkana is located at ....

 and five miles (8 km) northeast of Glenallen, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area
Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska
Valdez-Cordova Census Area is a census area located in the state of Alaska, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 10,195. It is part of the unorganized borough and therefore has no borough seat...

 of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Alaska
Alaska
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. The airport covers 1678 acres (679 ha) and has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

.

Airline

Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...

 program.
  • Ellis Air Taxi (Anchorage) (McCarthy)

External links

  • Ellis Air Taxi
  • Alaska FAA Airport Diagram (GIF
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    )


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