# Chignik Airport (KCG / PAJC)

**Chignik Airport** (IATA: KCG, ICAO: PAJC) is a small airport in Chignik, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1968. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 545 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KCG / PAJC
- FAA: AJC
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chignik, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1968
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 56.3115, -158.3730
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Passengers: 545 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chignik_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1708576
- Weather station: PAJC
- Ident: PAJC

## Timeline

- Jun 1968: Chignik Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 034° / 214° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,221 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,492 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 664 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 294 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 536 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 130 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 201 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 338 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 377 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 479 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 545 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · United States · 6.2 mi / 10 km · Grant Aviation
- [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · United States · 16 mi / 26 km · Grant Aviation
- [KPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pape.md) Perryville Airport · United States · 41 mi / 66 km · Grant Aviation
- [PTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paph.md) Port Heiden Airport · United States · 46 mi / 74 km · Grant Aviation
- [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · United States · 175 mi / 282 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KCG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 5

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 545 (2025) | #3,411 of 3,974 | #903 in North America | #659 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,591 of 43,403 | =18,756 in North America | =15,346 in US |
| Age | Opened 1968 | =5,887 of 15,079 | =4,192 in North America | =4,105 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · 6.2 mi / 10.0 km
- [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-6263](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6263.md) Scottys Island Airstrip · 29 mi / 46 km
- [KPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pape.md) Perryville Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [PTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paph.md) Port Heiden Airport · 46 mi / 74 km
- [US-2902](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2902.md) Ivanof Bay Airport · 51 mi / 83 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Chignik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chignik_Airport&oldid=1364479302), revision of 16 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc/data