Coordinates: 58°21′18″N 134°34′35″W / 58.355°N 134.57639°W / 58.355; -134.57639

Juneau International Airport
IATA: JNU – ICAO: PAJN – FAA LID: JNU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska
Serves		Juneau, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		21 ft / 6 m
Website		www.juneau.org/airport/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	8,457	2,578	Asphalt
8W/26W	4,900	1,494	Water
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			153,010
Based aircraft			341
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Juneau International Airport (IATA: JNU, ICAO: PAJN, FAA LID: JNU) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Juneau, a city and borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport serves as a regional hub for all air travel, both bush carriers and the regional airline, Alaska Airlines.

Facilities and aircraft

Juneau International Airport covers an area of 653 acres (264 ha) and contains one runway designated 8/26 with 8,457 x 150 ft (2,578 x 46 m) asphalt pavement. It also has a seaplane landing area designated 8W/26W which measures 4,900 x 450 ft (1,494 x 137 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 15, 2006, the airport had 153,010 aircraft operations, an average of 419 per day: 70% air taxi, 24% general aviation, 5% scheduled commercial and 1% military. There are 341 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 10% helicopter, 6% multi-engine, 1% military, <1% jet and <1% ultralight.

Location and controversy

JNU Terminal.

Because of the extreme geography of Southeastern Alaska, land flat enough for airport facilities is at a premium. One of these few areas is the current location of the airport: the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge, a vastly diverse and ecologically critical region rich with plant life, small mammals, birds, several species of salmon, even Black bears and Bald Eagles. The original airstrip was built in the 1930s, and no environmental impact analysis was performed at that time. The area currently housing the terminal and runways had to be filled in and part of the Gastineau Channel had to be dredged before the airport, in its current incarnation, could be built. The airport is the only way in and out of the city, with exception of the Alaska Marine Highway and cargo ships traversing the Inside Passage. In the past, concerns have been raised over the safety of the airport, which is comparatively quite small, with the amount of air traffic it receives. In addition to frequent arrivals and departures from hubs such as Anchorage and Seattle/Tacoma, the airport also has daily and/or weekly service to smaller regional communities, a floatplane runway/docking area, and a heliport. Three major construction projects are planned at the airport in the next few years. An airport terminal renovation project will be the first comprehensive upgrade to the passenger facilities in over twenty years and will provide for better flow through the passenger screening process. The airfield maintenance facilities project will provide much needed room for storage and servicing of snow removal equipment. The runway safety area project will extend the runway at both ends and improve taxiways to meet Federal Aviation Administration requirements.

Airlines and destinations

World War II

During the war, Juneau Airport was used by the United States Army Air Force as a transport link between the combat bases being established in the Aleutians and airfields in the Continental United States. It was also used by Air Transport Command and facilitated the transport of Lend-Lease aircraft to the Soviet Union via Nome (Marks Army Airfield).

Incidents

On September 4, 1971, Alaska Airlines Flight 1866, a Boeing 727 crashed into the easterly slope of a canyon in the Chilkat Range of the Tongass National Forest while on approach to Juneau International Airport. All 111 passengers and crew on board were killed. At the time it was the worst single airplane air disaster in United States history.

Juneau, the Capitol of Alaska, is located roughly 890 miles northwest of Seattle, Washington and 560 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska in the "Alaskan Panhandle.

Juneau International Airport. Juneau, the Capitol of Alaska, is located roughly 890 miles northwest of Seattle, Washington and 560 miles southeast of Anchorage, Alaska in the "Alaskan Panhandle".

How the Airport is Governed:
The Juneau International Airport is a municipal airport. The airport is a department of the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ). A seven-person airport board that is answerable to the CBJ Assembly governs the airport. The airport board oversees the maintenance and operations of the airport; fiscal responsibility vests with the CBJ Assembly. The airport board meets on the second Wednesday of each month in the Airport Aurora Room.

Runway Information

Runway 08/26

Runway 08W/26W

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• 6 FT FENCE 200 FT W OF OLD ATCT ON RAMP.
• FOR A LOCAL CALL TO JNU AFSS CALL 907-789-7380.
• TRANSIENT DOCK AVBL FOR PUBLIC USE FOR UP TO SIX ACFT, SW CORNER.
• SEE SPECIAL NOTICES AND GENEWRAL NOTICES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON OPNS IN JUNEAU AREA.
• BE ALERT; COMPASS ROSE UNUSBL INDEFLY.
• LENA POINT, PEDERSON HILL AND SISTERS ISLAND WX CAMERAS AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTP://AKWEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV
• NATIONAL GUARD 24 HR PPR DUE TO LIMITED PARKING C907-789-3366. 0730-1600 WEEKDAYS CONTACT GUARD OPS 10 MIN PRIOR TO LANDING ON 124.65.
• WILDLIFE & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
• BATTLESHIP ISLAND LDIN GROUPING; CENTER LIGHT 582132.88N 1344012.22W. IJDL-LOCALIZER LDIN GROUPING; CENTER LIGHT 582132.02N 1343810.39W.
• INCREASED HELICOPTER/LIGH ACFT ACTIVITY APR 15-OCT 1 ENTIRE LENGTH ON GASTINEAU CHANNEL & WITHIN 5 MILES OF ARPT.
• PARAGLIDING ACTIVITY 3 MILES N OF ARPT INVOF THUNDER MOUNTAIN & OVER GASTINEAU CHANNEL NEARS DOWNTOWN APR 15-OCT 1 6000 FT & BLO.
• TPA 1500 AGL FOR LARGE TURBINE ACFT; 1000 FT AGL FOR FIXED WING ACFT; 500 FT AGL FOR HELICOPTERS.

Based Aircraft

Major Carriers Serving This Airport

Most Popular Destinations

Most Popular Aircraft

Operational Statistics

Juneau International Airport

1873 Shell Simmons Dr., Ste. 200
Juneau, AK 99801

Tel: 907-789-7821

URL: http://www.juneau.org/airport/

Fax: 907-789-122

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General Info
Country	United States
State	ALASKA
FAA ID	JNU
Latitude	58-21-17.863N
Longitude	134-34-34.595W
Elevation	19 feet
Near City	JUNEAU