Noatak Airport
WTK · PAWN · Noatak, Alaska · Northwest Arctic County · map
Noatak Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southwest of Noatak, Alaska, 92 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,992 feet of gravel. The FAA counts about 5,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3,908 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Noatak Airport?
Its FAA code is WTK, and its ICAO code is PAWN.
Where is Noatak Airport?
It is 1 mile southwest of Noatak, Alaska, 92 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Noatak Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,992 feet long, gravel.
Does Noatak Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where can you fly nonstop from Noatak Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Ralph Wien Memorial, Kivalina, Red Dog, Noorvik, Buckland. 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 Noatak Airport…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WTK · ICAO PAWN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Nome sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1959
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,992 × 60 ft | Gravel, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 19: brush 8 ft high 65 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Kotzebue and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.2 | |
| Noatak and rco | 122.4 | Noatak · Communications provided by kotzebue Flight Service on frequency 122.4 (Noatak rco). |
| Wtk and aWOS-3P | 135.75 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 907-485-2203.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ralph Wien Memorial (42 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Ralph Wien Memorial (42 nm south).
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
- Northwest Arctic borough
- Runway condition not monitored; recommend visual inspection prior to landing.
- Activate PAPI runway 01; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess left of centerline.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,170 departures from WTK in those twelve months, carrying 4,033 passengers in 8,993 seats (45% filled), to 14 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noatak → Ralph Wien Memorial WTK–OTZ | 945 | 2,880 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic..., Tatonduk Outfitters... |
| Noatak → Kivalina WTK–KVL | 121 | 546 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Noatak → Red Dog WTK–RDB | 57 | 360 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Noatak → Noorvik WTK–ORV | 13 | 71 | Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic... |
| Noatak → Buckland WTK–BKC | 9 | 59 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Noatak → Point Hope WTK–PHO | 5 | 40 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Noatak → Deering WTK–DRG | 4 | 18 | Bering Air Inc. |
| Noatak → Selawik WTK–WLK | 4 | 36 | Bering Air Inc. |
All 14 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
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
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 5,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 5,000 |
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 Noatak from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Noatak, Alaska: 1 piston single. 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 · 1 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 Noatak 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,930 since 1982 · 824 in the last ten years
- Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) 945 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Kivalina (KVL) 121 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Red Dog (RDB) 57 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Noorvik (ORV) 13 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc., Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Buckland (BKC) 9 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Point Hope (PHO) 5 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Deering (DRG) 4 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Selawik (WLK) 4 flights in twelve months · Bering Air Inc.
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 1 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- 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/WTK.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.