Airports / Alaska / KCG
Chignik Airport
KCGChignik, AlaskaELEV 18 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Chignik, Alaska, Chignik Airport (KCG) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 18 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
KCG has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Chignik Lake Airport (KCQ, 14 nm), Perryville Airport (KPV, 36 nm), and Port Heiden Airport (PTH, 40 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KCG vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Z79. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KCG, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAJC
IATA
KCG
FAA / Local
AJC
Elevation
18 ft
Coordinates
56.3115° N · 158.3730° 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 18 ft, KCG sits lower than 87% 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.
- 14nmKCQChignik Lake AirportChignik Lake
- 36nmKPVPerryville AirportPerryville
- 40nmPTHPort Heiden AirportPort Heiden
- 81nmPIPPilot Point AirportPilot Point
- 94nmSDPSand Point AirportSand Point
- 95nmNLGNelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon
Location
Open the full mapPAJC · Chignik Airport · Chignik, AK
From the ramp
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