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15-672: 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

30-419: A facility for floatplanes on nearby Beluga Lake. For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2006, the airport had 49,821 aircraft operations, an average of 136 per day: 46% scheduled commercial , 32% air taxi , 22% general aviation and <1% military . At that time there were 93 aircraft based at this airport: 90% single- engine , 4% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 2% ultralight . The FAA completed

45-422: A new master plan for the airport in 2006, and expansion and safety improvements are ongoing. The plan called for a new haul out area for floatplanes, a public-use helipad , a building for managing rescue and firefighting operations based at the airport, and other general improvements. There are also numerous sightseeing and fly-in fishing and hunting air service operations. Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA,

60-602: 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 Homer Airport Homer Airport ( IATA : HOM , ICAO : PAHO , FAA LID : HOM )

75-490: Is a state-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) east of the central business district of Homer , a town in the Kenai Peninsula Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska . Homer Airport covers an area of 1,040 acres (420 ha) at an elevation of 84 feet (26 m) above mean sea level . It has one runway designated 4/22 with a 6,701 x 150 ft (2,042 x 46 m) asphalt pavement, and

90-469: 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

105-660: 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

120-531: The airport with three flights operated every weekday on nonstop services to Anchorage, Kenai and Kodiak with the flight to Kenai continuing on to Anchorage. Also in 1965, Pacific Northern was offering direct connecting Constellation service twice a day from Homer via Anchorage to its Boeing 720 jetliner flights to Seattle (SEA). In 1967, Western Airlines , a major air carrier based in Los Angeles , acquired Pacific Northern and continued to serve Homer following

135-900: 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

150-633: 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

165-428: The merger of the two airlines with Lockheed Constellation flights nonstop twice daily to both Anchorage and Kodiak as well as twice weekly Constellation service nonstop to King Salmon, AK . In 1968, Western was offering direct connecting Constellation service from Homer via Anchorage to its Boeing 720 and Boeing 720B jetliner flights from ANC to Seattle (SEA), San Francisco ( SFO ) and Los Angeles ( LAX ). Western

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180-569: 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

195-597: 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,

210-483: The successor to Woodley Airways which began operations in Alaska in 1932) was serving the airport in 1950 with Douglas DC-3 service operated daily on a roundtrip routing of Anchorage (ANC) - Homer - Kodiak, AK as well as a DC-3 flight operated four days a week on a roundtrip routing of Anchorage - Kenai, AK - Kasilof, AK - Ninilchik, AK - Homer. By 1965, Pacific Northern was operating four engine Lockheed Constellation propliners on all of its flights serving

225-539: Was still serving Homer in 1970 and operated four engine Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops into the airport at one point; however, Western then ceased serving Homer during the early 1970s. According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), during the late 1970s and early 1980s Wien Air Alaska operated Boeing 737-200 jet service from the airport primarily nonstop to Anchorage (ANC). The June 15, 1979 Wien system timetable lists 737 jet flights operated twice

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