Kavik Strip
RK1 · Kavik River, Alaska · North Slope County · map
Kavik Strip is a public-use airport, 60 miles west of Kavik River, Alaska, 668 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,500 feet of gravel and dirt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RK1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 668 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- On the chart
- Point Barrow sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2014
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,500 × 150 ft | Gravel and dirt, poor |
- Runway 08: road on the approach
- Runway 26: brush on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Kavik River from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Kavik River, AK as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway 08 threshold markers non standard, barrels and reflective cones.
- Runway threshold markers non standard; reflective cone.
- Runway surface is loose gravel and rocks, mid section of runway is fairly smooth, first 1500 feet of both runway ends are rough due to frost heaves.
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.