Unalakleet Airport
UNK · PAUN · Unalakleet, Alaska · Nome County · map
Unalakleet Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Unalakleet, Alaska, 27 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 5,900 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 14 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,688 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7,478 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Unalakleet Airport?
Its FAA code is UNK, and its ICAO code is PAUN.
Where is Unalakleet Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Unalakleet, Alaska, 27 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Unalakleet Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 15/33, is 5,900 feet long.
Does Unalakleet Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Unalakleet Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Unalakleet Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Shaktoolik, St. Michael, Stebbins, Koyuk Alfred Adams, Nome. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Unalakleet Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA UNK · ICAO PAUN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 27 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Mc Grath sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,900 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 1,900 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: localizer with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 33: VASI, four boxes on the left, building 25 ft high 850 ft from the end
- Runway 27: brdg 20 ft high 690 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.0 | |
| Unalakleet and rco | 121.5 | Unalakleet |
| Unalakleet and rco | 122.3 | Unalakleet · Communications provided by Nome Flight Service on frequency 122.30 (Unalakleet rco). |
| Unk and aWOS-3P | 132.25 | |
| Unalakleet and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-624-3051.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- cargo handling
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
- Emergency only.
- Established prior to 1959.
- 299 feet tower 2.4 NM east.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 33; high-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. VASI runway 15 and 33 on continuously.
- Emergency only.
- Transient parking near Department of Transportation maintenance building and runway 27 threshold.
- 100 feet unlgt tower 0.4 NM north of threshold.
- Snow removal and deicing NA 4:00 pm to 8:00 am.
- Runway condition unmnt; recommended visual insp prior to landing.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,464 departures from UNK in those twelve months, carrying 7,445 passengers in 24,416 seats (30% filled), to 30 destinations on 11 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unalakleet → Shaktoolik UNK–SKK | 761 | 1,585 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC and 1 more |
| Unalakleet → St. Michael UNK–SMK | 755 | 792 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Unalakleet → Stebbins UNK–WBB | 651 | 368 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
| Unalakleet → Koyuk Alfred Adams UNK–KKA | 462 | 191 | Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Bering Air Inc. |
| Unalakleet → Nome UNK–OME | 418 | 2,163 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Maritime Helicopters, Inc. and 1 more |
| Unalakleet → Ted Stevens Anchorage International UNK–ANC | 308 | 1,940 | Northern Air Cargo Inc., Tatonduk Outfitters..., Via Airlines d/b/a... and 5 more |
| Unalakleet → Elim UNK–ELI | 16 | 58 | Bering Air Inc., Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Unalakleet → Golovin UNK–GLV | 13 | 58 | Bering Air Inc., Fox Aircraft, LLC |
All 30 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 12 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,688, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 3,650 |
| general aviation, local | 38 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Unalakleet from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Unalakleet, Alaska: 5 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 19 since 1982, 2 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Unalakleet 6 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Shaktoolik (SKK) 761 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- St. Michael (SMK) 755 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Stebbins (WBB) 651 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Koyuk Alfred Adams (KKA) 462 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Bering Air Inc.
- Nome (OME) 418 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) 308 flights in twelve months · Northern Air Cargo Inc., Tatonduk Outfitters Limited d/b/a Everts Air Alaska and Everts Air Cargo
- Elim (ELI) 16 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Golovin (GLV) 13 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Fox Aircraft, LLC
- Public-use airports in Alaska 392 landing places
- Alaska 9,146 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/UNK.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 October 30, 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.