Kenai, Alaska
Population: 6,942
Located in Kenai Peninsula Borough
Economy: The City is the center of the oil and gas industry, providing services and supplies for Cook Inlet's oil drilling and exploration. Tesoro Alaska's oil refining operations and Unocal's urea plant are located in North Kenai. Tourism is estimated as a $95 million per year industry on the Peninsula. Other important economic sectors include sport, subsistence and commercial fishing, fish processing, timber and lumber, agriculture, transportation services, construction and retail trade. 226 area residents hold commercial fishing permits. The largest area employers are the Borough School District, Unocal, Peak Oilfield Services, the Borough, and Central Peninsula Hospital. Work is scheduled to begin during Summer 1998 on the Challenger Learning Center. Two high-tech fire-fighting training facilities, totaling $15 million, will open in May 1998. Jointly called the Pacific Rim Institute of Safety Management, it consists of a City- and FAA-operated firefighter school at the airport, and a nearby industrial firefighter school, operated by a private firm. Transportation: Kenai is accessible by the Sterling Highway to Anchorage, Fairbanks, Canada and the lower 48 states. The City-owned Kenai Municipal Airport provides a 7,575' asphalt runway, a 1,000' turf strip, a float plane strip, and helicopter service. A Flight Service Station is available. Float plane facilities are also available at Island Lake and Arness Lake. There are five additional privately-owned airstrips in the vicinity. The Kenai City Dock and boat ramp are located near the mouth of the Kenai River. There are also a number of private commercial fish processing docks, but no boat moorage.
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