Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Mulato James
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASTRONICS CORP [ATRO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
130 COMMERCE WAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Pres Astronics Test Systems
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EAST AURORA, NY 14052		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
$.01 PV Common Stock 1,582
D
 
$.01 PV Class B Stock 441
D
 
$.01 PV Common Stock 100
I
spouse (1)
$.01 PV Class B Stock 15
I
spouse (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option 03/31/2015 03/31/2024 $.01 PV Com Stk 2,400 $ 39.96 D  
Option 03/31/2015 03/31/2024 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,409 $ 39.96 D  
Option 12/11/2015 12/11/2024 $.01 PV Com Stk 3,300 $ 35.46 D  
Option 12/11/2015 12/11/2024 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,064 $ 35.46 D  
Option 12/03/2016 12/03/2025 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,300 $ 31.88 D  
Option 12/03/2016 12/03/2025 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 645 $ 31.88 D  
Option 12/14/2017 12/14/2026 $.01 PV Com Stk 6,560 $ 36.52 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Mulato James
130 COMMERCE WAY
EAST AURORA, NY 14052		       Pres Astronics Test Systems

Signatures

/s/Julie Davis, as Power of Attorney for James Mulato 01/04/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Represents shares owned by his wife.

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