Wilder Runway Airport
05K · PAKX · Port Alsworth, Alaska · Lake and Peninsula County · map
Wilder Runway Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wilder Runway, LLC in Port Alsworth, Alaska, 288 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06R/24L, is 3,849 feet of gravel. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now PAKX · observed 1:15 pm AKDT (21:15 UTC), 6 minutes ago
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 41°F (5°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAKX 062115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 05/02 A2970 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 05K · ICAO PAKX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Wilder Runway, LLC
- Elevation
- 288 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06R/24L | 3,849 × 100 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 06R: right-hand traffic pattern, trees on the approach
- Runway 24L: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · All operations mnt the common traffic frequency. |
| 05K AWOS-3P | 118.025 | |
| Iliamna and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 336-837-4290.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Port Alsworth from the FAA register
80 aircraft are registered to owners in Port Alsworth, Alaska: 57 piston singles, 18 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway unatndd - recommended visual insp prior to landing.
- Soft durg spring.
- Vehicle traffic Xs approach end of runway 24L; not vsb from otr end.
- Reflective cones outline one side; ends unmkd.
- GRAVEL-DIRT.
- Minimal winter maintenance.
- 3000 feet DIRT-GRVL runway separate owned and operates 1/4 MI north and parl to runway 06R/24L.
- All operations mnt the common traffic frequency.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -18C.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.