Kaltag Airport
KAL · PAKV · Kaltag, Alaska · Yukon-Koyukuk County · map
Kaltag Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southwest of Kaltag, Alaska, 181 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 3,986 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1,407 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Kaltag Airport?
Its FAA code is KAL, and its ICAO code is PAKV.
Where is Kaltag Airport?
It is 1 mile southwest of Kaltag, Alaska, 181 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Kaltag Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 3,986 feet long, gravel.
Does Kaltag Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Kaltag Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Edward G Pitka SR, Fairbanks International, Nulato, Koyukuk, Ruby. 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 Kaltag Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA KAL · ICAO PAKV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 181 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 3,986 × 100 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: brush on the approach
- Runway 21: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Galena and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.0 | |
| Kal and aWOS-3 | 135.25 | |
| Unalakleet and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 907-621-7604.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- 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
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to landing.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights rwt 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- North 3900 feet light.
- Cones.
- Cones.
- Soft when wet.
- Snow removal operations - the common traffic frequency.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -31C.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 393 departures from KAL in those twelve months, carrying 1,556 passengers in 2,920 seats (53% filled), to 12 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaltag → Edward G Pitka SR KAL–GAL | 177 | 746 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Kaltag → Fairbanks International KAL–FAI | 158 | 602 | Wright Air Service, Warbelow, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Kaltag → Nulato KAL–NUL | 34 | 139 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters..., Warbelow |
| Kaltag → Koyukuk KAL–KYU | 9 | 33 | Wright Air Service |
| Kaltag → Ruby KAL–RBY | 5 | 21 | Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Kaltag → Nome KAL–OME | 3 | 1 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Kaltag → Grayling KAL–KGX | 2 | 5 | Wright Air Service |
| Kaltag → Ladd Army Airfield KAL–FBK | 1 | 9 | Bering Air Inc. |
All 12 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
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
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 700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 700 |
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 Kaltag from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Kaltag, 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 · 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 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 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
- Edward G Pitka SR (GAL) 177 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Fairbanks International (FAI) 158 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Warbelow
- Nulato (NUL) 34 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Koyukuk (KYU) 9 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service
- Ruby (RBY) 5 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service, Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Nome (OME) 3 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Grayling (KGX) 2 flights in twelve months · Wright Air Service
- Ladd Army Airfield (FBK) 1 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KAL.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 30, 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.