Naknek Airport
5NK · Naknek, Alaska · Bristol Bay County · map
Naknek Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Naknek, Alaska, 70 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 1,950 feet of gravel. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Naknek Airport?
Its FAA code is 5NK.
Where is Naknek Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Naknek, Alaska, 70 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Naknek Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 1,950 feet long.
Does Naknek Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Naknek Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Naknek Airport?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Naknek Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5NK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1953
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08W/26W | 2,000 × 300 ft | Water | |
| 08/26 | 1,950 × 50 ft | Gravel, poor | |
| 14/32 | 1,836 × 45 ft | Gravel, poor |
- Runway 08: brush on the approach
- Runway 26: brush on the approach
- Runway 14: brush on the approach
- Runway 32: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: King Salmon Airport (12 nm east), Dillingham Airport (50 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alaska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Seaplanes east approach to lake over runway 14-32 and tibbetts airport.
- Transient parking along south side of runway 08/26.
- Windsock unreliable.
- Runway 08W/26W spb not on airport property and is not owned or operated by the state of Alaska.
- Rocks exceeding 2 in diam and ruts 6 inches. Runway 08 slopes downhill to east.
- Rocks exceeding 2-3 in diam and 3 inch ruts. First 200 feet runway 32 soft when wet and first 400 feet slopes downhill.
- No line of sight between runways or waterways.
- Float aircraft departing northwest lake to east, cross airport at low altitude, aircraft not visible until airborne.
- Uncontrolled vehicular traffic on runways.
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to using.
- Aircraft on east side of runway 14/32 tied down in safety area.
- Airport unlit
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 32 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 7,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 600 |
| general aviation, travelling | 100 |
| general aviation, local | 7,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Naknek:
- King Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate King Air Inc operates an air charter service in Southwest Alaska, offering private charters, flightseeing tours, and cargo services.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Naknek 31 aircraft · 30 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- King Air INC 7 aircraft in town
- Coastal Air LLC 3 aircraft in town
- King Air INC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5NK.json.
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 27, 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.