King Cove Airport
KVC · PAVC · King Cove, Alaska · Aleutians East County · map
King Cove Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles northeast of King Cove, Alaska, 149 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,500 feet of grass and gravel.
Weather right now PAVC · observed 11:49 am AKDT (19:49 UTC), 5 minutes ago
MVFR flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 7 miles
- Sky: overcast at 2,800 feet
- Weather: light rain
- Temperature 43°F (6°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 29.90 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI PAVC 061949Z AUTO 30012G18KT 7SM -RA OVC028 06/03 A2990 RMK AO2 P0001
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 KVC · ICAO PAVC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 149 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- On the chart
- Cold Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,500 × 115 ft | Grass and gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush on the approach
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Kvc and aWOS-3P | 118.325 | |
| Cold Bay Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.5 | |
| King Cove Rco | 122.25 | King Cove |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-497-4279.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in King Cove from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list King Cove, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 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
- +16 KT wind northeast, east and northwest quads; wind funnels down canyon west of runway 08.
- Acvt runway end identifier lights runway 08 and 26; PAPI runway 08 and 26; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess left and right of centerline.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slope.
- Soft durg spring and aft hvy rain.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp bfr use.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -8C.
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.