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).
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What is the airport code for Kavik Strip?
Its FAA code is RK1.
Where is Kavik Strip?
It is 60 miles west of Kavik River, Alaska, 668 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Kavik Strip?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,500 feet long, gravel and dirt.
Does Kavik Strip have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Kavik Strip?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
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 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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Point Barrow sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Deadhorse Airport (45 nm northwest).
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 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.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Kavik River from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Kavik River, AK as the owner's town.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 826 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,143 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RK1.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 November 4, 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.