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)
03/16/2018
(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 03/16/2018   S(1)   2,000 D $ 38.88 19,595 D  
$.01 PV CLASS B STOCK               531,551 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 $ 3.27             12/09/2009 12/09/2018 $.01 PV COM STK 35,451   35,451 D  
OPTION $ 3.27             12/09/2009 12/09/2018 $.01 PV CL B STK 51,588   51,588 D  
OPTION $ 3.27             12/03/2010 12/03/2019 $.01 PV COM STK 37,480   37,480 D  
OPTION $ 3.27             12/03/2010 12/03/2019 $.01 PV CL B STK 52,812   52,812 D  
OPTION $ 8.82             12/02/2011 12/02/2020 $.01 PV COM STK 14,700   14,700 D  
OPTION $ 8.82             12/02/2011 12/02/2020 $.01 PV CL B STK 20,714   20,714 D  
OPTION $ 15.63             12/01/2012 12/01/2021 $.01 PV COM STK 10,700   10,700 D  
OPTION $ 15.63             12/01/2012 12/01/2021 $.01 PV CL B STK 12,734   12,734 D  
OPTION $ 10.58             11/29/2013 11/29/2022 $.01 PV COM STK 18,700   18,700 D  
OPTION $ 10.58             11/29/2013 11/29/2022 $.01 PV CL B STK 16,912   16,912 D  
OPTION $ 32.72             12/11/2014 12/11/2023 $.01 PV COM STK 8,300   8,300 D  
OPTION $ 32.72             12/11/2014 12/11/2023 $.01 PV CL B STK 4,872   4,872 D  
OPTION $ 35.46             12/11/2015 12/11/2024 $.01 PV COM STK 10,100   10,100 D  
OPTION $ 35.46             12/11/2015 12/11/2024 $.01 PV CL B STK 3,257   3,257 D  
OPTION $ 31.88             12/03/2016 12/03/2025 $.01 PV COM STK 13,700   13,700 D  
Option $ 31.88             12/03/2016 12/03/2025 $.01 PV CL B STK 2,055   2,055 D  
Option $ 36.52             12/14/2017 12/14/2026 $.01 PV COM STK 14,460   14,460 D  
Option $ 40.95             12/12/2018 12/12/2027 $.01 PV COM STK 26,300   26,300 D  
Restricted Stock Unit (2)               (3)   (3) $.01 PV COM STK 1,805   1,805 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/JULIE DAVIS, AS POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PETER J. GUNDERMANN   03/20/2018
**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) Sold pursuant to a 10b5-1 trading plan.
(2) Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive, at settlement, one share of common stock.
(3) Vesting of these restricted stock units depends on Astronics Corp.'s average annual adjusted EBITDA for the period of January 1, 2018- December 31, 2020. The "target" number of restricted stock units is reported. Between 75% and 115% of the target number of units may vest on December 31, 2020, with the vesting percentage determined based on actual performance.

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