# Ekwok Airport (KEK / PAAV)

**Ekwok Airport** (IATA: KEK, ICAO: PAAV) is a small airport in Ekwok, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1960. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, gravel. In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KEK / PAAV
- FAA: KEK
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ekwok, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1960
- Elevation: 142 ft / 43 m
- Coordinates: 59.3568, -157.4710
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Passengers: 2,756 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekwok_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4198986
- Weather station: PANW
- Ident: KEK

## Timeline

- Oct 1960: Ekwok Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 038° / 218° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 796 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,851 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,329 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,658 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,805 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,780 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,006 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,740 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,460 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,756 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [KNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panw.md) New Stuyahok Airport · United States · 7.5 mi / 12 km · Grant Aviation
- [KGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajz.md) Koliganek Airport · United States · 27 mi / 43 km · Grant Aviation
- [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 42 mi / 68 km · Grant Aviation
- [KMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamb.md) Manokotak Airport · United States · 58 mi / 94 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,078 of 3,974 | #820 in North America | #593 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 | 142 ft / 43 m | =35,553 of 43,403 | =16,152 in North America | =13,557 in US |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =3,130 in North America | =3,055 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panw.md) New Stuyahok Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [AK21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak21.md) Nushagak Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [KGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajz.md) Koliganek Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [KLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9z8.md) Levelock Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [PCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paoc.md) Portage Creek Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [76Z](https://dromopedia.com/airports/76z.md) Nakeen Airport · 33 mi / 53 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: “Ekwok Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ekwok_Airport&oldid=1364483940), revision of 16 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/kek/data