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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now PAKN · observed 11:54 am AKDT (19:54 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet
- Temperature 39°F (4°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:24 am AKDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 5:00 am AKDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, fog nearby, overcast at 4,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAKN 061954Z 36007KT 10SM OVC031 04/02 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP057 T00390017 $
TAF PAKN 061724Z 0618/0718 36005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC040 FM071300 36004KT P6SM VCFG OVC040
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.