# Atka Airport (AKB / PAAK)

**Atka Airport** (IATA: AKB, ICAO: PAAK) is a small airport in Atka, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 1983. It has one runway, 4,500 ft (1,372 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 562 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKB / PAAK
- FAA: AKA
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Atka, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 1983
- Elevation: 55 ft / 17 m
- Coordinates: 52.2203, -174.2060
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 2 departures
- Passengers: 562 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-10/-9 · America/Adak
- Website: https://www.airnav.com/airport/PAAK
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atka_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2060559
- Weather station: PAAK
- Ident: PAAK

## Timeline

- Feb 1983: Atka Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 645 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 705 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 545 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 568 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 563 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 202 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 368 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 489 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 655 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 562 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [DUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padu.md) Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport · United States · 339 mi / 545 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKB, 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 | 562 (2025) | #3,406 of 3,974 | #902 in North America | #658 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 55 ft / 17 m | =38,954 of 43,403 | =17,663 in North America | =14,610 in US |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =6,455 in North America | =6,350 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 93 mi / 150 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: “Atka Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atka_Airport&oldid=1364140004), revision of 14 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/paak/data