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).
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
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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 |
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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 · 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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
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.