Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCKENNA ROBERT J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASTRONICS CORP [ATRO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
38 QUARTERMASTER DRIVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2008
(Street)

SALEM, SC 29676		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
$.01 PV Com Stk 08/11/2008   M   4,970 A $ 5.999 10,371 D  
$.01 PV Com Stk 08/11/2008   M   4,970 A $ 5.341 15,341 D  
$.01 PV Com Stk 08/11/2008   M   4,970 A $ 5.183 20,311 D  
$.01 PV Com Stk 08/11/2008   M   4,000 A $ 5.49 24,311 D  
$.01 PV Cl B Stk 08/11/2008   M   1,864 A $ 5.999 6,888 D  
$.01 PV Cl B Stk 08/11/2008   M   1,864 A $ 5.341 8,752 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (1) $ 5.999 08/11/2008   M     4,970 08/05/1999 02/05/2009 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,970 $ 5.999 0 D  
Option (1) $ 5.999 08/11/2008   M     1,864 08/05/1999 02/05/2009 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,864 $ 5.999 0 D  
Option (1) $ 5.341 08/11/2008   M     4,970 08/15/2000 02/15/2010 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,970 $ 5.341 0 D  
Option (1) $ 5.341 08/11/2008   M     1,864 08/15/2000 02/15/2010 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,864 $ 5.341 0 D  
Option (1) $ 10.102             08/15/2001 02/15/2011 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,970   4,970 D  
Option (1) $ 10.102             08/15/2001 02/15/2011 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,242   1,242 D  
Option (1) $ 7.461             08/14/2002 02/14/2012 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,970   4,970 D  
Option (1) $ 5.183 08/11/2008   M     4,970 08/11/2003 02/11/2013 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,970 $ 5.183 0 D  
Option (1) $ 5.49 08/11/2008   M     4,000 08/19/2004 02/19/2014 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,000 $ 5.49 0 D  
Option (1) $ 6.54             08/28/2005 02/28/2015 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,000   4,000 D  
Option (2) $ 13.41             09/06/2006 03/06/2016 $.01 PV Com Stk 5,000   5,000 D  
Option (2) $ 17.6             09/20/2007 03/20/2017 $.01 PV Com Stk 5,000   5,000 D  
Option (2) $ 19.11             09/20/2008 03/20/2018 $.01 PV Com Stk 2,500   2,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCKENNA ROBERT J
38 QUARTERMASTER DRIVE
SALEM, SC 29676		   X      

Signatures

 /s/David C. Burney as Power of Attorney for Robert J. McKenna   08/12/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Granted pursuant to Company's 1997 Directors Stock Optino Plan.
(2) Granted pursuant to Company's 2005 Directors Stock Option Plan.

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