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18-699: The Twentymile River is a river near the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska . It rises in a remote valley from meltwater of several small glaciers on Whitecrown in the Chugach Mountains and flows out into a large, wide valley where it receives the water of the Moraine and Glacier rivers. Eventually, the river empties into Turnagain Arm after flowing 17 miles (27 km) to a broad marshy delta alongside

36-481: A primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year). Kenai Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,200 acres (486 ha ) at an elevation of 99 feet (30 m) above mean sea level . It has two runways : 2L/20R with a 7,855 by 150 feet (2,394 x 46 m) asphalt pavement and 2R/20L with a 1980 by 75 feet (604 x 23 m) gravel surface. It also has a seaplane landing area designated 2W/20W which measures 4,600 by 252 feet (1,402 x 77 m). In addition,

54-625: A major air carrier based in Los Angeles , acquired Pacific Northern and continued to serve Kenai following the merger of the two airlines with Constellation propliners flying four times a day nonstop to Anchorage with one of these Constellation flights also operating daily roundtrip Anchorage - Kenai - Homer - Kodiak service. In 1968, Western was offering direct connecting Constellation service from Kenai via Anchorage to its Boeing 720 and Boeing 720B jetliner flights from ANC to Seattle (SEA), San Francisco ( SFO ) and Los Angeles ( LAX ). Western

72-595: A week Kodiak - Homer - Kenai - Anchorage. By 1965, Pacific Northern was operating three nonstop flights on a daily basis from Kenai to Anchorage with DC-3 as well as four engine Lockheed Constellation propliners with the Constellation service operating a roundtrip Anchorage - Kenai - Homer - Kodiak routing six days a week as well. Also in 1965, Pacific Northern was offering direct connecting Constellation and DC-3 service via Anchorage to its Boeing 720 jetliner flights to Seattle (SEA). In 1967, Western Airlines ,

90-614: Is a city-owned, public-use airport located in Kenai , a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska . As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 96,565 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 82,277 enplanements in 2009, and 86,857 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as

108-615: Is a major cruise ship port. The peninsula also has natural gas , petroleum , and coal deposits, as well as abundant commercial and personal-use fisheries. Tourism is a major industry, along with outfitting and guiding services for hunters and fishers. The Kenai Peninsula is known as "Alaska's Playground". Kenai National Wildlife Refuge encompasses nearly two million acres of the peninsula. 60°10′N 150°15′W  /  60.167°N 150.250°W  / 60.167; -150.250 Kenai Airport Kenai Municipal Airport ( IATA : ENA , ICAO : PAEN , FAA LID : ENA )

126-476: The Chugach Mountains , south of Anchorage . It is separated from the mainland on the west by Cook Inlet and on the east by Prince William Sound . Most of the peninsula is part of the Kenai Peninsula Borough . Athabaskan and Alutiiq Native groups lived on the peninsula for thousands of years prior to colonization during the Russian America era. The glacier -covered Kenai Mountains run along

144-688: The Russian River , the Kasilof River , and the Anchor River . Kachemak Bay , an inlet off the larger Cook Inlet , extends into the peninsula's southwest end, much of which is part of Kachemak Bay State Park . It is home to both the Sargent Icefield and Harding Icefields and the numerous glaciers assosciated with them, including Tustumena Glacier , Exit Glacier , and McCarty Glacier . The peninsula includes several of

162-702: The Civil Air Patrol in 1942. The first terminal building was constructed in 1952, north of the highway spur next to the cemetery. During the Korean War era the US Air Force maintained jet fighters at the airport and provided maintenance via an agreement with the FAA. The USAF agreement ended in 1962, but the Air Force still retains four airport-adjacent tracts of land. In 1963 2,000 acres encompassing

180-539: The airport and lands were transferred to the City of Kenai by the FAA. The current terminal was built in 1966, with some remodeling in the '80s. In 1973 an FAA control tower was added for increased safety and to permit additional equipment to use the facility. In 1984 commercial flights to Seattle ended. Currently only commuter flights to Anchorage are scheduled. The last large commercial jetliner landed in March, 2014, when

198-489: The airport has two asphalt helipads that are 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 1, 2011, the airport had 40,178 aircraft operations, an average of 110 per day: 58% air taxi , 32% general aviation , 8% military , and 3% scheduled commercial . At that time there were 61 aircraft based at this airport: 88.5% single- engine and 11.5% multi-engine. The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service: Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA,

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216-893: The contiguous highway system. Seward is the southern terminus of the Alaska Railroad . The Seward Highway connects Seward to Anchorage, while the Sterling Highway connects the large population centers to the Seward Highway. The Kenai Spur Highway connects Soldotna, Kenai, Nikiski and Captain Cook State Recreation Area , Commercial airports with service to Anchorage are located in Kenai and Homer Smaller airports are located in Soldotna Seward and Seldovia The Alaska Marine Highway services Homer and Seldovia . Seward

234-643: The deltas of Portage Creek and the Placer River. Contrary to popular belief, the source of the river is not Twentymile Glacier. This river is known locally for its large runs of smelt (hooligan) every summer during the month of May. Many people from Anchorage go there to dipnet for them. It also has some small salmon runs. This article related to a river in Alaska is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kenai Peninsula The peninsula extends about 150 miles (240 km) southwest from

252-588: The most populous towns in Southcentral Alaska, including Seward on the Gulf of Alaska Coast, Soldotna , Kenai , Sterling , and Cooper Landing along the Cook Inlet and Kenai River, and Homer , along Kachemak Bay, along with numerous smaller villages and settlements. Homer marks the terminus of the paved highway system of North America , while nearby Anchor Point is the most westerly point on

270-618: The southeast spine of the peninsula along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska . Much of the range is within Kenai Fjords National Park . The northwest coast along the Cook Inlet is flatter, dotted with numerous small lakes. Several larger lakes extend through the interior of the peninsula, including Skilak Lake and Tustumena Lake . Rivers include the Kenai River , renowned for king salmon fishing, and its tributary,

288-435: The successor to Woodley Airways which began operations in Alaska in 1932) was serving the airport in 1955 with Douglas DC-3 service operated twice daily on a southbound routing of Anchorage - Kenai - Homer, AK - Kodiak, AK as well as a northbound DC-3 service operated daily on a routing of Dillingham, AK - Naknek, AK / King Salmon, AK - Iliamna, AK - Kenai - Anchorage and also northbound DC-3 flights operated twice

306-528: Was flying daily direct Boeing 737-200 service to Seattle via an intermediate stop in Anchorage (ANC). Wien then discontinued jet service into the airport and by 1984 was only flying nonstop service to Anchorage with all flights operated with commuter turboprop aircraft. The airport was initially constructed by the US Army under Air Navigation Site Withdrawal No. 156 in 1941 with a 5,000' runway completed by

324-447: Was still serving Kenai in 1970 and operated four engine Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops into the airport at one point; however, Western then ceased serving Kenai during the early 1970s. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the airport had scheduled passenger jet service to Seattle (SEA). In 1979, Wien Air Alaska was operating nonstop flights to Seattle three days a week with Boeing 737-200 jetliners. By 1981, Wien Air Alaska

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