Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport

Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (IATA: DKK, ICAO: KDKK, FAA LID: DKK) is a county-owned public-use airport in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Dunkirk, New York.[1]

Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerChautauqua County
ServesDunkirk, New York
Elevation AMSL693 ft / 211 m
Coordinates42°29′36″N 079°16′19″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
15/33 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations37,548
Based aircraft41

Airport

Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport covers an area of 450 acres (180 ha) at an elevation of 693 feet (211 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 is 6,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m) and 15/33 is 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 19, 2006, the airport had 37,548 aircraft operations, an average of 102 per day: 94% general aviation and 5% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 17% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]

Accidents And Incidents
  • On July 16, 2015 a Cessna 162 with only 1 pilot on board crashed shortly after takeoff from Dunkirk, there was a mechanical issue with the plane causing it to crash shortly after takeoff, the pilot escaped from the wreckage and was later brought to hospital. The plane suffered major damage and was put out of service.[2]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for DKK PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/2015/07/16/report-of-a-small-plane-down-near-dunkirk-airport/30241953/%5B%5D
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