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 *
BURNEY DAVID C
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASTRONICS CORP [ATRO] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP-FINANCE, TREASURER
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
130 COMMERCE WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/17/2008
(Street)

EAST AURORA, NY 14052		 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 COMMON STOCK               10,959 D  
$.01 PV CLASS B STOCK 10/17/2008   J   2,925 (1) A $ 0 3,668 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 (2) $ 4.155 10/17/2008   J   0   11/04/1999 11/04/2008 $.01 PV COM STK 1,863 $ 4.155 1,863 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.155 10/17/2008   J   641   11/04/1999 11/04/2008 $.01 PV CL B STK 1,340 $ 4.155 1,340 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.127 10/17/2008   J   0   01/18/2000 01/18/2009 $.01 PV COM STK 1,863 $ 4.127 1,863 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.127 10/17/2008   J   641   01/18/2000 01/18/2009 $.01 PV CL B STK 1,340 $ 4.127 1,340 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.917 10/17/2008   J   0   01/18/2001 01/18/2010 $.01 PV COM STK 1,243 $ 4.917 1,243 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.917 10/17/2008   J   427   01/18/2001 01/18/2010 $.01 PV CL B STK 892 $ 4.917 892 D  
OPTION (2) $ 6.117 10/17/2008   J   0   01/19/2002 01/19/2011 $.01 PV COM STK 1,242 $ 6.117 1,242 D  
OPTION (2) $ 6.117 10/17/2008   J   388   01/19/2002 01/19/2011 $.01 PV CL B STK 699 $ 6.117 699 D  
OPTION (2) $ 8.177 10/17/2008   J   0   01/25/2003 01/25/2012 $.01 PV COM STK 1,242 $ 8.177 1,242 D  
OPTION (2) $ 8.177 10/17/2008   J   311   01/25/2003 01/25/2012 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 311 $ 8.177 311 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.262 10/17/2008   J   0   01/24/2004 01/24/2013 $.01 PV COM STK 3,727 $ 4.262 3,727 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.262 10/17/2008   J   932   01/24/2004 01/24/2013 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 932 $ 4.262 932 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.392 10/17/2008   J   0   02/19/2005 02/19/2014 $.01 PV COM STK 9,400 $ 4.392 9,400 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.392 10/17/2008   J   2,350   02/19/2005 02/19/2014 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 2,350 $ 4.392 2,350 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.072 10/17/2008   J   0   12/14/2005 12/14/2014 $.01 PV COM STK 10,100 $ 4.072 10,100 D  
OPTION (2) $ 4.072 10/17/2008   J   2,525   12/14/2005 12/14/2014 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 2,525 $ 4.072 2,525 D  
OPTION (2) $ 5.2 10/17/2008   J   0   02/18/2006 02/18/2015 $.01 PV COM STK 8,750 $ 5.2 8,750 D  
OPTION (2) $ 5.2 10/17/2008   J   2,188   02/18/2006 02/18/2015 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 2,188 $ 5.2 2,188 D  
OPTION (2) $ 7.864 10/17/2008   J   0   12/13/2006 12/13/2015 $.01 PV COM STK 6,900 $ 7.864 6,900 D  
OPTION (2) $ 7.864 10/17/2008   J   1,725   12/13/2006 12/13/2015 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,725 $ 7.864 1,725 D  
OPTION (2) $ 13.888 10/17/2008   J   0   12/12/2007 12/12/2016 $.01 PV COM STK 4,610 $ 13.888 4,610 D  
OPTION (2) $ 13.888 10/17/2008   J   1,153   12/12/2007 12/12/2016 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,153 $ 13.888 1,153 D  
OPTION (2) (3) $ 31.848 10/17/2008   J   0   12/19/2008 12/19/2017 $.01 PV COM STK 2,210 $ 31.848 2,210 D  
OPTION (2) $ 31.848 10/17/2008   J   553   12/19/2008 12/19/2017 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 553 $ 31.848 553 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BURNEY DAVID C
130 COMMERCE WAY
EAST AURORA, NY 14052		       VP-FINANCE, TREASURER  

Signatures

 /S/DAVID C. BURNEY   10/20/2008
**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) Shares issued pursuant to a one-for-four distribution of Class B Stock to holders of both Common and Class B Stock on the record date of October 6, 2008.
(2) Adjusted pursuant to Class B stock distribution declared by the Board of Directors payable on 10/17/2008 of one share of Class B Stock for every four shares of Common Stock and Class B Stock.
(3) Granted pursuant to the Company's 2001 Key Employee Stock Option Plan.

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