Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
AKP · PAKP · Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport is a public-use airport owned by North Slope Borough in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, 2,106 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 4,800 feet of gravel.
Weather right now PAKP · observed 10:56 am AKDT (18:56 UTC), 13152 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet
- Temperature 32°F (0°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 29.34 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)
METAR PAKP 271856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 OVC100 00/M01 A2934 RMK AO2 SLP977 T00001011 FZRANO $
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 AKP · ICAO PAKP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- North Slope Borough
- Elevation
- 2,106 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Point Barrow sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,800 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush on the approach
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 22 ft high 340 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Anaktuvuk Pass Rco | 122.15 | Anaktuvuk Pass |
| Bettles and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 124.6 | |
| Akp and aWOS-3P | 135.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-661-3020.
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 Anaktuvuk Pass from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Anaktuvuk Pass, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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 FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20; runway end identifier lights and PAPI runways 02 and 20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Alert: located in valley; high trrn all quads; exp turb wind; recommended visual insp prior to use.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -31C.
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.