# Naukati Bay Seaplane Base (NKI / AK62)

**Naukati Bay Seaplane Base** (IATA: NKI, FAA: AK62) is a seaplane base in Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1971. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 80 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak62

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: NKI / —
- FAA: AK62
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Tuxekan Island, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1971
- Elevation: 0 ft / 0 m
- Coordinates: 55.8496, -133.2280
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
- Passengers: 80 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Sitka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naukati_Bay_Seaplane_Base (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6981199
- Weather station: PAKW
- Ident: AK62

## Timeline

- Aug 1971: Naukati Bay Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 1,000 ft / 305 m | Water |  |  |
| NE/SW | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Water |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 222 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 256 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 240 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 242 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 176 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 68 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 76 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 72 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 46 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 87 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 80 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from NKI, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (1)

- [WFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ke.md) Ketchikan Harbor Seaplane Base · United States · 70 mi / 112 km · 37 passengers · Taquan Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- K3 [Taquan Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/taquan-air) · 1

## Nearby airports

- [KLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakw.md) Klawock Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [WRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawg.md) Wrangell Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [PSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papg.md) Petersburg James A Johnson Airport · 67 mi / 107 km
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · 68 mi / 110 km
- [PAFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafe.md) Kake Airport · 81 mi / 131 km
- [ANN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pant.md) Annette Island Airport · 86 mi / 138 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)
- [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/ak62/data