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Goodnews Airport
GNUGoodnews, AlaskaELEV 15 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Platinum Airport (PTU) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Goodnews Airport (GNU) is a general aviation field serving Goodnews, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 15 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
GNU has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Platinum Airport (PTU, 10 nm), Cape Newenham LRRS Airport (EHM, 32 nm), and Togiak Airport (TOG, 37 nm).
Quotes for flights out of GNU vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from GNU, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
GNU
IATA
GNU
FAA / Local
GNU
Elevation
15 ft
Coordinates
59.1176° N · 161.5752° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 15 ft, GNU sits lower than 91% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmPTUPlatinum AirportPlatinum
- 32nmEHMCape Newenham LRRS AirportCape Newenham
- 37nmTOGTogiak AirportTogiak Village
- 39nmKWNQuinhagak AirportQuinhagak
- 40nmTWATwin Hills AirportTwin Hills
- 64nmKKHKongiganak AirportKongiganak
Location
Open the full mapGNU · Goodnews Airport · Goodnews, AK
From the ramp
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