Bob Baker Memorial
IAN · PAIK · Kiana, Alaska · Northwest Arctic County · map
Bob Baker Memorial is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Kiana, Alaska, 179 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,000 feet of gravel. It has about 12 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2,685 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bob Baker Memorial?
Its FAA code is IAN, and its ICAO code is PAIK.
Where is Bob Baker Memorial?
It is 1 mile north of Kiana, Alaska, 179 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bob Baker Memorial?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 4,000 feet long, gravel.
Does Bob Baker Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bob Baker Memorial?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ralph Wien Memorial, Noorvik, Red Dog, Selawik, Kobuk. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IAN · ICAO PAIK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 179 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 25: PAPI, four lights on the right, brush 6 ft high 89 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.7 | |
| Ian and aWOS-3P | 119.025 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-475-2004.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Also here
- charter flights
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
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
- Northwest Arctic borough
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 25; PAPI runway 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway slopes down from 07 to 25, grade 1%.
- Runway 07/25 marked with lights and plastic markers.
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Runway plowed in winter.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 984 departures from IAN in those twelve months, carrying 3,504 passengers in 8,036 seats (44% filled), to 16 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Baker Memorial → Ralph Wien Memorial IAN–OTZ | 732 | 2,492 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Tatonduk Outfitters... and 1 more |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Noorvik IAN–ORV | 169 | 629 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Red Dog IAN–RDB | 29 | 166 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Selawik IAN–WLK | 13 | 62 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Kobuk IAN–OBU | 6 | 18 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Ambler IAN–ABL | 5 | 12 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Buckland IAN–BKC | 5 | 23 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Bob Baker Memorial → Kivalina IAN–KVL | 5 | 30 | Bering Air Inc. |
All 16 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 | 11 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
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 500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 500 |
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 Kiana from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Kiana, Alaska: 13 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. 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 Kiana:
- Lee'S Sea Air, INC. 4 aircraft on the certificate
- Alaska Helicopters 1 aircraft on the certificate Alpine Air Alaska operates helicopter flightseeing tours, glacier landing tours, and dog sledding experiences from bases in Girdwood, Anchorage, and Valdez, 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Kiana 16 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Lees Sea Air 2 aircraft in town
- Lee'S Sea Air, INC. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Alaska Helicopters 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) 732 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Noorvik (ORV) 169 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Red Dog (RDB) 29 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Selawik (WLK) 13 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Kobuk (OBU) 6 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Ambler (ABL) 5 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Buckland (BKC) 5 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Kivalina (KVL) 5 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IAN.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 November 2, 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.