Gulkana Airport
GKN · PAGK · Gulkana, Alaska · Valdez-Cordova County · map
Gulkana Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles northeast of Gulkana, Alaska, 1,586 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15L/33R, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,122 takeoffs and landings a year. About 320 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Gulkana Airport?
Its FAA code is GKN, and its ICAO code is PAGK.
Where is Gulkana Airport?
It is 4 miles northeast of Gulkana, Alaska, 1,586 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Gulkana Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15L/33R, is 5,001 feet long.
Does Gulkana Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gulkana Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Gulkana Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Mccarthy, May Creek, Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Fairbanks, Valdez Pioneer Field. 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 Gulkana Airport…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GKN · ICAO PAGK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,586 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- June to September, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; October to May, Monday to Friday, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15R/33L | 2,300 × 60 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 15L: VASI, four boxes on the left, trees 37 ft high 1,500 ft from the end
- Runway 33R: VASI, four boxes on the right, trees 57 ft high 1,914 ft from the end
- Runway 15R: tower 56 ft high 880 ft from the end
- Runway 33L: trees 63 ft high 1,213 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Gulkana and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 119.5 | |
| Gulkana and rco | 121.5 | Gulkana |
| Gulkana and rco | 122.2 | Gulkana |
| Gkn and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-205-4569.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
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
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport. Paew on runway.
- Activate VASI runway 15L and 33R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 15L/33R - the common traffic frequency.
- Obstruction and beacon tower north approach end. Ski strip durg winter; otr times gravel strip.
- 6 feet brush 190 feet from runway end 90 feet R.
- Runway conditions unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr landing.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 267 departures from GKN in those twelve months, carrying 236 passengers in 1,193 seats (20% filled), to 10 destinations on 5 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulkana → Mccarthy GKN–MXY | 88 | 88 | Ellis Air Taxi Inc. |
| Gulkana → May Creek GKN–MYK | 87 | 8 | Ellis Air Taxi Inc. |
| Gulkana → Ted Stevens Anchorage International GKN–ANC | 45 | 112 | Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC |
| Gulkana → Fairbanks GKN–MTX | 17 | 15 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Gulkana → Valdez Pioneer Field GKN–VDZ | 14 | 2 | Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC, Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
| Gulkana → Gulkana GKN–GKN | 9 | 9 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc., 40-Mile Air |
| Gulkana → Fairbanks International GKN–FAI | 4 | 0 | Reeve Air Alaska, LLC |
| Gulkana → Paxson GKN–A5K | 1 | 1 | Maritime Helicopters, Inc. |
All 10 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 | 21 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 5,122, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 996 |
| air taxi and commuter | 540 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,855 |
| general aviation, local | 1,576 |
| military | 155 |
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 Gulkana from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Gulkana, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
- Mccarthy (MXY) 88 flights in twelve months · Ellis Air Taxi Inc.
- May Creek (MYK) 87 flights in twelve months · Ellis Air Taxi Inc.
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 45 flights in twelve months · Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC
- Fairbanks (MTX) 17 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
- Valdez Pioneer Field (VDZ) 14 flights in twelve months · Reeve Air Alaska, LLC, Junipogo, LLC
- Gulkana (GKN) 9 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc., 40-Mile Air
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 4 flights in twelve months · Reeve Air Alaska, LLC
- Paxson (A5K) 1 flights in twelve months · Maritime Helicopters, Inc.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GKN.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 28, 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.