Ketchikan International
KTN · PAKT · Ketchikan, Alaska · Ketchikan Gateway County · map
Ketchikan International is a public-use airport, 1 mile west of Ketchikan, Alaska, 92 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 7,500 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 5 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 14,917 takeoffs and landings a year. About 152,659 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ketchikan International?
Its FAA code is KTN, and its ICAO code is PAKT.
Where is Ketchikan International?
It is 1 mile west of Ketchikan, Alaska, 92 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ketchikan International?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 7,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ketchikan International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ketchikan International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Ketchikan International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Klawock, Seattle-Tacoma International, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez, Wrangell, Juneau International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ketchikan International?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 KTN · ICAO PAKT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1973
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| WNW/ESE | 9,500 × 1,500 ft | Water | |
| 11/29 | 7,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern, trees 103 ft high 3,300 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Ktn and flight Service · Ketchikan and rco | 123.6 | Ketchikan · Laa frequency 123.6. |
| Annette Island Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.5 | |
| Ktn and flight Service · Ketchikan and rco | 121.5 | Ketchikan |
| Ktn and flight Service · Ketchikan and rco | 122.2 | Ketchikan |
| Ktn and automated weather (ASOS) · Ktn and flight Service | 134.45 | Ketchikan · Afis frequency 134.45. |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 907-247-8801.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- beach gear, cargo handling
- Notes
- landing fee charged
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
- When ktn Flight Service closed operates continuously.
- Air carrier operations more than 30 passenger NA in excess of 15 minimum bfr or aft schedule arrival or departure WO prior permission required with amgr and cfm rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service available bfr landing or takeoff.
- Trrn causes turb on arrival and departure routes.
- When ktn Flight Service closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 11 and 29; high-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 11 and 29 operates continuously.
- Landing fee for general aviation aircraft under 6000 LB and float plane use of spb float.
- Alex peura
- Schedule air carrier service available; otr times prior permission required.
- Sand used to enhance friction may not meet FAA specs.
- Weather pmtg for light single/twin eng.
- PAPI unusable 5 degreess left and right of centerline.
- PAPI unusable beyond 6 NM.
- Alert: spl air traffic control rules part 93 and standard VFR arrival and departure procedure and pattern information - see reg notice.
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 6,325 departures from KTN in those twelve months, carrying 230,049 passengers in 353,067 seats (65% filled), to 19 destinations on 7 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ketchikan International → Klawock KTN–KLW | 2,588 | 14,254 | Scott Air LLC dba Island..., Kalinin Aviation LLC... |
| Ketchikan International → Seattle-Tacoma International KTN–SEA | 1,533 | 130,109 | Alaska Airlines Inc. |
| Ketchikan International → Sitka Rocky Gutierrez KTN–SIT | 638 | 33,519 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Ketchikan International → Wrangell KTN–WRG | 638 | 27,230 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Alaska Central Express, Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Ketchikan International → Juneau International KTN–JNU | 510 | 24,114 | Alaska Airlines Inc., Scott Air LLC dba Island..., Alaska Central Express and 2 more |
| Ketchikan International → Petersburg James A Johnson KTN–PSG | 275 | 260 | Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc., Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Ketchikan International → Kake KTN–KAE | 80 | 300 | Scott Air LLC dba Island... |
| Ketchikan International → Ted Stevens Anchorage International KTN–ANC | 28 | 0 | Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc., Grant Aviation |
All 19 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 | 3 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 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 14,917, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 6,234 |
| air taxi and commuter | 7,803 |
| general aviation, travelling | 395 |
| general aviation, local | 350 |
| military | 135 |
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 Ketchikan from the FAA register
118 aircraft are registered to owners in Ketchikan, Alaska: 60 piston singles, 48 helicopters, 9 turboprops, 1 piston twin. 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 Ketchikan:
- Temsco Helicopters, Inc 45 aircraft on the certificate TEMSCO Helicopters operates helicopter tour services in Alaska from bases in Juneau, Skagway, and Denali.
- Taquan Air (Venture Travel, LLC) 10 aircraft on the certificate Taquan Air operates flightseeing tours and scheduled floatplane flights in Southeast Alaska from Ketchikan.
- Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate Misty Fjords Air & Outfitting, Inc.
- Seawind Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate Seawind Aviation is a family-owned seaplane operator based in Ketchikan, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours, charter flights, and scheduled service to remote locations in Southeast Alaska.
- Helicopter Air Alaska, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Island Wings Air Service LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Island Wings Air Service operates scenic floatplane tours from Ketchikan, Alaska, offering flightseeing tours of Misty Fjords National Monument and glacier viewing, bear viewing tours, fly-out fishing trips, hiking tours, and Forest Service
- Family Air Tours, LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Family Air Tours operates scenic and fishing flights from Ketchikan, Alaska, using a Cessna 185 floatplane to access remote lakes, rivers, and wilderness areas throughout Southeast Alaska.
- Pirate Airworks, Inc 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Ketchikan:
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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Clark Frederick Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · ketchikan, AK (0 nm) · (208) 993-1132 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 6 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ketchikan 118 aircraft · 60 piston singles, 48 helicopters, 9 turboprops
- Temsco Helicopters INC 40 aircraft in town
- Blue Aircraft LLC 9 aircraft in town
- V2 Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Single Otter Leasing LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Temsco Helicopters, Inc 45 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Taquan Air (Venture Travel, LLC) 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Misty Fjords Air and Outfitting, Inc 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Seawind Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Temsco Helicopters, INC · repair station
- Klawock (KLW) 2,588 flights in twelve months · Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express, Kalinin Aviation LLC d/b/a Alaska Seaplanes
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 1,533 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez (SIT) 638 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express
- Wrangell (WRG) 638 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Alaska Central Express
- Juneau International (JNU) 510 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express
- Petersburg James A Johnson (PSG) 275 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Kake (KAE) 80 flights in twelve months · Scott Air LLC dba Island Air Express
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 28 flights in twelve months · Alaska Central Express, Alaska Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,145 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/KTN.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 29, 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.