Proposed Improvements:
According to the 2007 Angoon Airport Master Plan prepared by DOT&PF, the proposed airport would be designed around a single 3,300 foot runway with a full length parallel taxiway system. This runway would accommodate all small aircraft that are forecast to use the airport. Planned ancillary developments would include an aircraft parking apron, aircraft maintenance and storage facilities, and various support facilities, all of which would be situated to interface with the proposed taxiway system. A terminal building and associated parking lot is also anticipated to provide arriving and departing passengers shelter during inclement weather.
To meet the needs for safe and reliable air travel, the airport would be sited to allow for operation during nighttime and poor weather, which would be especially critical for air medevac operations in the area. The runway length would accommodate the Beechcraft Super King Air 200 and Piper Navajo Chieftain medevac aircraft that are commonly used in Southeast Alaska. Additionally, the proposed runway would be located to allow for expansion to 4,000 feet if needed in the future.
For more information on the airport design specifications, please see the Supplemental Airport Planning Memorandum: Working Paper One, which is posted on the Technical Studies page on this website.
Videos of the proposed runway alternatives filmed from a helicopter are found HERE.