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 *
GUNDERMANN PETER 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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT/CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
130 COMMERCE WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2011
(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 (1) 09/30/2011   A   1,405 A $ 13.75 32,028 D  
$.01 PV CLASS B STOCK (1) 09/30/2011   A   141 A $ 13.75 127,089 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 $ 7.43             01/25/2003 01/25/2012 $.01 PV COM STK 7,222   7,222 D  
OPTION $ 7.43             01/25/2003 01/25/2012 $.01 PV CL B STK 722   722 D  
OPTION $ 3.87             01/24/2004 01/24/2013 $.01 PV COM STK 33,547   33,547 D  
OPTION $ 3.87             01/24/2004 01/24/2013 $.01 PV CL B STK 12,579   12,579 D  
OPTION $ 3.99             02/19/2005 02/19/2014 $.01 PV COM STK 40,800   40,800 D  
OPTION $ 3.99             02/19/2005 02/19/2014 $.01 PV CL B STK 15,300   15,300 D  
OPTION $ 3.7             12/14/2005 12/14/2014 $.01 PV COM STK 44,000   44,000 D  
OPTION $ 3.7             12/14/2005 12/14/2014 $.01 PV CL B STK 16,500   16,500 D  
OPTION $ 4.73             02/18/2006 02/18/2015 $.01 PV COM STK 20,000   20,000 D  
OPTION $ 4.73             02/18/2006 02/18/2015 $.01 PV CL B STK 7,500   7,500 D  
OPTION $ 7.15             12/13/2006 12/13/2015 $.01 PV COM STK 25,000   25,000 D  
OPTION $ 7.15             12/13/2006 12/13/2015 $.01 PV CL B STK 9,375   9,375 D  
OPTION $ 12.63             12/12/2007 12/12/2016 $.01 PV COM STK 14,460   14,460 D  
OPTION $ 12.63             12/12/2007 12/12/2016 $.01 PV CL B STK 5,422   5,422 D  
OPTION $ 28.95             12/19/2008 12/19/2017 $.01 PV COM STK 6,680   6,680 D  
OPTION $ 28.95             12/19/2008 12/19/2017 $.01 PV CL B STK 2,505   2,505 D  
OPTION $ 7.16             12/09/2009 12/09/2018 $.01 PV COM STK 37,440   37,440 D  
OPTION $ 7.16             12/09/2009 12/09/2018 $.01 PV CL B STK 3,744   3,744 D  
OPTION $ 7.15             12/03/2010 12/03/2019 $.01 PV COM STK 37,480   37,480 D  
OPTION $ 7.15             12/03/2010 12/03/2019 $.01 PV CL B STK 3,748   3,748 D  
OPTION $ 19.33             12/02/2011 12/02/2020 $.01 PV COM STK 14,700   14,700 D  
OPTION $ 19.33             12/02/2011 12/02/2020 $.01 PV CL B STK 1,470   1,470 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GUNDERMANN PETER J
130 COMMERCE WAY
EAST AURORA, NY 14052		   X     PRESIDENT/CEO  

Signatures

 /S/DAVID C. BURNEY, AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PETER J. GUNDERMANN   10/03/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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