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Council Airport
CILCouncil, AlaskaELEV 85 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
White Mountain Airport (WMO) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Council Airport (CIL) is a general aviation field serving Council, Alaska. Field elevation is 85 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list CIL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are White Mountain Airport (WMO, 15 nm), Golovin Airport (GLV, 27 nm), and Elim Airport (ELI, 40 nm).
Trip costs from CIL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Melsing Creek. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from CIL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
K29
IATA
CIL
FAA / Local
K29
Elevation
85 ft
Coordinates
64.8979° N · 163.7030° 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
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 85 ft, CIL sits lower than 57% 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.
- 15nmWMOWhite Mountain AirportWhite Mountain
- 27nmGLVGolovin AirportGolovin
- 40nmELIElim AirportElim
- 50nmOMENome AirportNome
- 65nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
- 70nmTLATeller AirportTeller
Location
Open the full mapK29 · Council Airport · Council, AK