Nunapitchuk Airport
16A · PPIT · Nunapitchuk, Alaska · Bethel County · map
Nunapitchuk Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile northeast of Nunapitchuk, Alaska, 22 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,420 feet of gravel and dirt.
Weather right now PPIT · observed 11:56 am AKDT (19:56 UTC), 41 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 14 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet
- Temperature 33°F (1°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 29.85 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 PPIT 061956Z AUTO 32014KT 10SM SCT029 01/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP107 T00061022 FZRANO
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 16A · ICAO PPIT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Bethel sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1988
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,420 × 75 ft | Gravel and dirt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| 16A AWOS-3P | 121.550 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-868-7319.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Nunapitchuk from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Nunapitchuk, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 1 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 condition not mnt; recommended visual insp prior to use.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI unusable beyond 6 degreess left and right of centerline.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Boats in beaching area.
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.