King Salmon Airport
AKN · PAKN · King Salmon, Alaska · Bristol Bay County · map
King Salmon Airport is a public-use airport in King Salmon, Alaska, 73 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 8,900 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 39 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 14 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 25,785 takeoffs and landings a year. About 39,419 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for King Salmon Airport?
Its FAA code is AKN, and its ICAO code is PAKN.
Where is King Salmon Airport?
It is in King Salmon, Alaska, 73 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at King Salmon Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 8,900 feet long.
Does King Salmon Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at King Salmon Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from King Salmon Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Brooks Lodge, Dillingham, Egegik, Levelock. Every route
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 King Salmon Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AKN · ICAO PAKN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 8:00 pm 1 aug-14 jun. 8:00 am to 10:00 pm 15 jun- 31 jul.
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1954
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,900 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,017 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| NW/SE | 4,000 × 500 ft | Water |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 8,500 ft available for landing
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, 8,500 ft available for landing
- Runway 18: trees 40 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Ground · King Salmon Rco | 121.9 | King Salmon |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Akn and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.8 | King Salmon |
| Tower | 118.3 | King Salmon |
| King Salmon Rco | 121.5 | King Salmon |
| King Salmon Rco | 122.2 | King Salmon |
| King Salmon Center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.8 | King Salmon |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-300-7084.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
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
- The common traffic frequency 352.05. Frequency 121.9 simulcast with 352.05.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) equip staffed durg air carrier act only.
- Closed to air carrier operations with more than 30 passenger seats except prior permission required in writing - amgr PO box 65 King Salmon AK 99613.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 12; PAPI runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Marked transient parking north end of general aviation ramp and east end of cargo ramp.
- BAK-12 1190 feet from threshold; runway 12 BAK-12 required 30 minimum notice 950 feet runout.
- BAK-12 1340 feet from threshold; BAK-12 required 30 minimum notice 1200 feet runout.
- 100LL and jet a available at seaplane base from truck or UNICOM 122.95.
- Not inspd for military operations. Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/380 schedule and unscheduled operations with passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. 1 in dip on centerline 1850 feet from aer 36 extds to 3 in dip 25 feet wide on west edge.
- Also used by boats. Runway northwest/southeast not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Touchdown rvr available 8:00 am to 8:00 pm 1 AUG-14 jun; 8:00 am to 10:00 pm 15 JUN- 31 jul.
- Flocks of large birds in the vicinity of durg season.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 5,229 departures from AKN in those twelve months, carrying 39,754 passengers in 87,823 seats (45% filled), to 37 destinations on 13 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Salmon → Ted Stevens Anchorage International AKN–ANC | 1,765 | 30,502 | Alaska Central Express, Katmai Air, Alaska Airlines Inc. and 7 more |
| King Salmon → Brooks Lodge AKN–RBH | 1,035 | 6,129 | Katmai Air |
| King Salmon → Dillingham AKN–DLG | 524 | 772 | Grant Aviation, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Katmai Air and 3 more |
| King Salmon → Egegik AKN–EGX | 304 | 391 | Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express |
| King Salmon → Levelock AKN–KLL | 253 | 311 | Grant Aviation |
| King Salmon → Port Heiden AKN–PTH | 251 | 368 | Grant Aviation, Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| King Salmon → Pilot Point AKN–PIP | 226 | 216 | Grant Aviation |
| King Salmon → South Naknek NR 2 AKN–WSN | 179 | 132 | Grant Aviation |
All 37 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 33 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 3 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,785, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,027 |
| air taxi and commuter | 17,824 |
| general aviation, travelling | 4,932 |
| general aviation, local | 455 |
| military | 547 |
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 King Salmon from the FAA register
62 aircraft are registered to owners in King Salmon, Alaska: 56 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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 King Salmon:
- Air Madura LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Egli Air Haul INC 3 aircraft on the certificate Egli Air Haul is a commercial helicopter and airplane operator based at King Salmon Airport in Alaska.
- Boreal Air, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Boreal Air is a float plane charter operator based in King Salmon, Alaska, providing private charter flights for fishing, bear viewing, flightseeing, and backcountry access throughout Bristol Bay and southwest Alaska.
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 training center examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 25 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 King Salmon 62 aircraft · 56 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 helicopters
- Talarik Air LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Rapids Camp Lodge INC 3 aircraft in town
- Fins Fur & Feathers Flying LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Arctic Winds INC 2 aircraft in town
- Air Madura LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Egli Air Haul INC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Boreal Air, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 1,765 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Katmai Air
- Brooks Lodge (RBH) 1,035 flights in twelve months · Katmai Air
- Dillingham (DLG) 524 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Egegik (EGX) 304 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Alaska Central Express
- Levelock (KLL) 253 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- Port Heiden (PTH) 251 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation, Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
- Pilot Point (PIP) 226 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- South Naknek NR 2 (WSN) 179 flights in twelve months · Grant Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 25 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 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 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AKN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.