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).
Weather right now PAGK · observed 10:53 am AKDT (18:53 UTC), 63 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 8 miles
- Temperature 33°F (1°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 29.60 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:26 am AKDT (17:26 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet and more above VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet and more above MVFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAGK 061853Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 01/00 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP045 T00060000 TSNO $
TAF PAGK 061726Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM OVC070 FM070200 16005KT P6SM FEW015 SCT025 OVC060 FM071400 14003KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 OVC045
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Anchorage sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
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Aircraft registered in Gulkana from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Gulkana, AK as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.