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 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 *
DRENNING JOHN B
  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)
THE GUARANTY BUILDING, 140 PEARL ST., SUITE 100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2017
(Street)

BUFFALO, NY 14202-4040
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 02/21/2017   M   5,000 A $ 5.84 57,039 D  
$.01 PV Com Stk 02/21/2017   M   2,582 D $ 34.06 54,457 D  
$.01 PV Cl B Stk 02/21/2017   M   10,056 A $ 5.84 436,698 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 $ 5.84 02/21/2017   M     5,000 09/20/2007 03/20/2017 $.01 PV Com Stk 5,000 $ 5.84 0 D  
Option $ 5.84 02/21/2017   M     10,056 09/20/2007 03/20/2017 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 10,056 $ 5.84 0 D  
Option $ 6.35             09/20/2008 03/20/2018 $.01 PV Com Stk 2,500   2,500 D  
Option $ 6.35             09/20/2008 03/20/2018 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 5,029   5,029 D  
Option $ 3.07             09/05/2009 03/05/2019 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,000   4,000 D  
Option $ 3.07             09/05/2009 03/05/2019 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 5,636   5,636 D  
Option $ 3.67             09/02/2010 03/02/2020 $.01 PV Com Stk 5,000   5,000 D  
Option $ 3.67             09/02/2010 03/02/2020 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 7,045   7,045 D  
Option $ 8.95             08/28/2011 02/28/2021 $.01 PV Com Stk 2,500   2,500 D  
Option $ 8.95             08/28/2011 02/28/2021 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 3,523   3,523 D  
Option $ 15.75             08/28/2012 02/28/2022 $.01 PV Com Stk 3,000   3,000 D  
Option $ 15.75             08/28/2012 02/28/2022 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 3,570   3,570 D  
Option $ 14.55             08/22/2013 02/22/2023 $.01 PV Com Stk 3,000   3,000 D  
Option $ 14.55             08/22/2013 02/22/2023 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 2,713   2,713 D  
Option $ 41.18             09/03/2014 03/03/2024 $.01 PV Com Stk 2,000   2,000 D  
Option $ 41.18             09/03/2014 03/03/2024 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 1,174   1,174 D  
Option $ 52.76             09/10/2015 03/10/2025 $.01 PV Com Stk 3,000   3,000 D  
Option $ 52.76             09/10/2015 03/10/2025 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 968   968 D  
Option $ 26.37             08/26/2016 02/26/2026 $.01 PV Com Stk 4,000   4,000 D  
Option $ 26.37             08/26/2016 02/26/2026 $.01 PV Cl B Stk 600   600 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DRENNING JOHN B
THE GUARANTY BUILDING
140 PEARL ST., SUITE 100
BUFFALO, NY 14202-4040
  X      

Signatures

 /s/Julie Davis as Power of Attorney for John B. Drenning   02/22/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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