Iliamna Airport
ILI · PAIL · Iliamna, Alaska · Lake and Peninsula County · map
Iliamna Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles northwest of Iliamna, Alaska, 192 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 5,086 feet of asphalt. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5,592 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Iliamna Airport?
Its FAA code is ILI, and its ICAO code is PAIL.
Where is Iliamna Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Iliamna, Alaska, 192 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Iliamna Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 5,086 feet long.
Does Iliamna Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Iliamna Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Iliamna Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Kokhanok, Nondalton, Port Alsworth, Pedro Bay. 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 ILI · ICAO PAIL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 192 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- October to May, M to F, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm; June to September, M to W, 6:00 am to 4:30 pm; JUNE to September, TH, 6:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Kodiak sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,086 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,800 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| E/W | 2,998 × 400 ft | Water, excellent | |
| N/S | 2,892 × 400 ft | Water, excellent |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 10 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 12 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 12 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway S: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Ili and flight Service · Iliamna and rco | 123.6 | Iliamna · Laa frequency 123.6. |
| Iliamna and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.8 | |
| Ili and flight Service · Iliamna and rco | 121.5 | Iliamna |
| Ili and flight Service · Iliamna and rco | 122.2 | Iliamna · Communications provided by kenai Flight Service on frequency 122.2 (Iliamna rco). |
| Ili and automated weather (ASOS) · Ili and flight Service | 134.95 | Iliamna · Afis frequency 134.95. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-621-7977.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Wilder Runway Airport (32 nm northeast).
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
- Snow and ice removal and haz rprtng durg duty hour; except prior permission required in writing - amgr.
- When Flight Service closed activate runway end identifier lights runway 26 and 36; PAPI runway 18, 36, 08, and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26; 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Tundra wheel gravel surface 275 feet prior to asphalt both end; daylight operations only.
- Taxi on active runways; locked brake turns on runways NA.
- Personnel and eqpt may be on runway.
- Safety areas soft.
- Mult airstrips and float plane basins in the vicinity of airport; LOW-LEVEL helicopter sling load operations WI 25 NM W-NW; mnt the common traffic frequency and self announce upon entry.
- Be alert: no line of sight between Iliamna, pike Lake and east wind lake/strip; traffic pattern and VFR arrival and departure procedure see section C notice.
- Transient parking marked with green cones.
- Airport sand lrgr than FAA recommended/see AC150/5200-30.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -26C.
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 959 departures from ILI in those twelve months, carrying 1,386 passengers in 5,193 seats (27% filled), to 30 destinations on 6 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iliamna → Ted Stevens Anchorage International ILI–ANC | 424 | 809 | Alaska Central Express, Iliamna Air Taxi, Grant Aviation |
| Iliamna → Kokhanok ILI–KNK | 175 | 325 | Iliamna Air Taxi |
| Iliamna → Nondalton ILI–NNL | 119 | 37 | Iliamna Air Taxi, Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Iliamna → Port Alsworth ILI–PTA | 76 | 20 | Iliamna Air Taxi |
| Iliamna → Pedro Bay ILI–PDB | 43 | 20 | Iliamna Air Taxi |
| Iliamna → Dillingham ILI–DLG | 28 | 52 | Iliamna Air Taxi, Alaska Central Express, Grant Aviation and 1 more |
| Iliamna → Igiugig ILI–IGG | 20 | 25 | Iliamna Air Taxi |
| Iliamna → King Salmon ILI–AKN | 14 | 19 | Alaska Central Express, Iliamna Air Taxi, Grant Aviation and 1 more |
All 30 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 | 20 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
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 15,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 4,200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,700 |
| general aviation, local | 9,500 |
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 Iliamna from the FAA register
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Iliamna, Alaska: 20 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 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 Iliamna:
- Iliamna Air Taxi INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
- Ice Age LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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 · 11 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
- Aircraft registered in Iliamna 27 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Iliamna Air Taxi INC 6 aircraft in town
- Foothill Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Tnh Leasing LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Iliamna Air Taxi INC 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ice Age LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 424 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Iliamna Air Taxi
- Kokhanok (KNK) 175 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi
- Nondalton (NNL) 119 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi, Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Port Alsworth (PTA) 76 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi
- Pedro Bay (PDB) 43 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi
- Dillingham (DLG) 28 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi, Alaska Central Express
- Igiugig (IGG) 20 flights in twelve months · Iliamna Air Taxi
- King Salmon (AKN) 14 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Iliamna Air Taxi
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 11 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 4 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/ILI.json.
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 27, 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.