Atka Airport
AKA · PAAK · Atka, Alaska · Aleutians West County · map
Atka Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles north of Atka, Alaska, 55 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,500 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now PAAK · observed 11:03 am HDT (20:03 UTC), 35 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 2,900 feet, scattered clouds at 3,600 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- Temperature 46°F (8°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 30.32 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)
SPECI PAAK 062003Z AUTO 33012G18KT 10SM FEW029 SCT036 BKN050 08/04 A3032 RMK AO2 WSHFT 1943 TSNO PNO $
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 AKA · ICAO PAAK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 55 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- W Aleutian Isls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1983
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: road 15 ft high 813 ft from the end
- Runway 34: road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Auto weather - the common traffic frequency 4 clicks. |
| Apt Remark 5 With Gco Freq | 122.15 | · Gco available on frequency 122.15 non-standard 4 clicks for kenai Flight Service. |
| Adak and center (remote transmitter) High | 126.4 | |
| Aka and aWOS-3P | 135.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-560-7623.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Atka from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Atka, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway condition not mnt; recommended visual insp prior to use.
- Wash out east side outside of lights.
- Safety area 150 paved and 150 feet gravel.
- Safety area 150 paved and 150 feet gravel.
- Worn
- Worn
- Gulls and eagles alg nazan bay shoreline.
- Gco available on frequency 122.15 non-standard 4 clicks for kenai Flight Service.
- Auto weather - the common traffic frequency 4 clicks.
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.