Goodnews Airport (IATA: GNU, FAA LID: GNU) is a state-owned public-use airport located at Goodnews Bay in the Bethel Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.^[1]

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Goodnews Airport
IATA: GNU ICAO: none FAA LID: GNU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves	Goodnews, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	59°07′03″N 161°34′39″W
Map
GNU Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 2,835 864 Gravel
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006) 3,200 Enplanements (2008) 1,532
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, this airport had 1,532 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 2.2% from the 1,567 enplanements in 2007.^[2] Goodnews Airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[3]

Goodnews Airport has one runway designated 5/23 with a gravel surface measuring 2,835 by 80 feet (864 x 24 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,200 aircraft operations, an average of 266 per month: 62.5% general aviation and 37.5% air taxi. This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.^[1]

• List of airports in Alaska