Tibbetts Airport
4AK9 · Naknek, Alaska · Bristol Bay County · map
Tibbetts Airport is a private airport in Naknek, Alaska, 50 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 1,700 feet of gravel and dirt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4AK9
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,700 × 60 ft | Gravel and dirt |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Naknek from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Naknek, Alaska: 30 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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 · 1 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
- County equip only.
- Surface soft durg spring.
- Round pwr line mkrs on lowest wire.
- Midfield hump.
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.