# Goodnews Airport (GNU / GNU)

**Goodnews Airport** (IATA: GNU, FAA: GNU) is a small airport in Goodnews, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1951. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, gravel. In 2025 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GNU / —
- FAA: GNU
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Goodnews, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1951
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 59.1176, -161.5752
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Passengers: 2,470 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnews_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913849
- Weather station: PAPM
- Ident: GNU

## Timeline

- Oct 1951: Goodnews Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 3,185 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,934 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,661 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,527 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,689 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 713 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,202 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,942 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,840 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,995 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,470 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [PTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papm.md) Platinum Airport · United States · 11 mi / 18 km · Yute Commuter Service
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 115 mi / 185 km · Yute Commuter Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- K2 [Yute Commuter Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yute-commuter-service) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2025) | #3,103 of 3,974 | #825 in North America | #598 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,596 of 43,403 | =18,761 in North America | =15,351 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [PTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papm.md) Platinum Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [6AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ak1.md) Platinum Mine Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [EHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paeh.md) Cape Newenham LRRS Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [TOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patg.md) Togiak Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [KWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paqh.md) Quinhagak Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [TWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a63.md) Twin Hills Airport · 46 mi / 74 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: “Goodnews Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goodnews_Airport&oldid=1365147709), revision of 20 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/gnu/data