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).
Weather right now PAKT · observed 10:53 am AKDT (18:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (130°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- Temperature 53°F (12°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 9:24 am AKDT (17:24 UTC), good until Wed 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm AKDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am AKDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PAKT 061853Z 13011KT 10SM FEW008 SCT027 BKN035 12/10 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB27E45 SLP185 HARBOR WIND 12005KT P0000 T01170100 $
TAF PAKT 061724Z 0618/0718 14009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 FM070100 15005KT P6SM -SHRA SCT020 OVC035 FM070900 14004KT P6SM SCT030 OVC040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 0706/0715
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.