Ninilchik Airport
NIN · Ninilchik, Alaska · Kenai Peninsula County · map
Ninilchik Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles southeast of Ninilchik, Alaska, 276 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,400 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Ninilchik Airport?
Its FAA code is NIN.
Where is Ninilchik Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Ninilchik, Alaska, 276 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ninilchik Airport?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 2,400 feet long, gravel.
Does Ninilchik Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ninilchik Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners 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 NIN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 276 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 24E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1962
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,400 × 60 ft | Gravel, good |
- Runway 10: road on the approach
- Runway 28: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Homer Airport (23 nm south), Soldotna Airport (32 nm northeast), Kenai Municipal (35 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Homer-Beluga Lake Seaplane Base (23 nm south), Homer Airport (23 nm south), Soldotna Airport (32 nm northeast), Kenai Municipal (35 nm north).
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 edges not marked.
- Runway condition not monitored. Recommend visual inspection prior to use.
- Safety areas at both runway ends soft.
- State maintained on irregular basis.
- Ultralight activity in the vicinity of airport.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ninilchik from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Ninilchik, Alaska: 6 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alaska.
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 airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Darlene Kellogg Rudisill private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, seaplanes · Kasilof, AK (22 nm) · (907) 598-0538 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 3 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ninilchik 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 826 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 9,141 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/NIN.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 26, 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.