# Nunapitchuk Airport (NUP / PPIT)

**Nunapitchuk Airport** (IATA: NUP, ICAO: PPIT) is a small airport in Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jan 1988. It has one runway, 2,420 ft (738 m) long, gravel. In 2025 it handled 9 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/16a

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NUP / PPIT
- FAA: 16A
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nunapitchuk, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jan 1988
- Elevation: 22 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 60.9056, -162.4405
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,420 ft / 738 m
- Passengers: 8,523 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunapitchuk_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015944
- Weather station: PPIT
- Ident: 16A

## Timeline

- Jan 1988: Nunapitchuk Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,420 ft / 738 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 196° / 016° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 10,022 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 10,655 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 8,185 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 8,909 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 9,357 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,570 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,036 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,586 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,555 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 8,529 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 8,523 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NUP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9K (2025) | #2,750 of 3,974 | #678 in North America | #480 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,420 ft / 738 m | =21,375 of 29,858 | =9,719 in North America | =8,403 in US |
| Elevation | 22 ft / 7 m | =41,157 of 43,403 | =18,579 in North America | =15,225 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfka.md) Kasigluk Airport · 3.6 mi / 5.8 km
- [ATT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4a2.md) Atmautluak Airport · 6.2 mi / 10 km
- [WNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pana.md) Napakiak Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [PKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papk.md) Napaskiak Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [KKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z13.md) Akiachak Airport · 32 mi / 51 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Nunapitchuk Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nunapitchuk_Airport&oldid=1363067539), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/16a/data