# Chalkyitsik Airport (CIK / PACI)

**Chalkyitsik Airport** (IATA: CIK, ICAO: PACI) is a small airport in Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1958. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CIK / PACI
- FAA: CIK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Chalkyitsik, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1958
- Elevation: 549 ft / 167 m
- Coordinates: 66.6450, -143.7400
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 2,084 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalkyitsik_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1837682
- Weather station: PACI
- Ident: PACI

## Timeline

- Sep 1958: Chalkyitsik Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 053° / 233° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,497 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,578 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,568 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,709 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,945 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,023 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,318 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,574 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,879 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,192 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,084 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [FYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfyu.md) Fort Yukon Airport · United States · 42 mi / 67 km · Wright Air Service
- [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · United States · 63 mi / 101 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 172 mi / 277 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2025) | #3,145 of 3,974 | #837 in North America | #606 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 549 ft / 167 m | =26,281 of 43,403 | =12,608 in North America | =10,526 in US |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =2,944 in North America | =2,872 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [FYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfyu.md) Fort Yukon Airport · 42 mi / 67 km
- [IRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacr.md) Circle City (New) Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [US-6820](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6820.md) Salmon Trout Airstrip · 58 mi / 94 km
- [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [VEE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pave.md) Venetie Airport · 76 mi / 122 km
- [CEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pace.md) Central Airport · 80 mi / 128 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: “Chalkyitsik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chalkyitsik_Airport&oldid=1364273020), revision of 15 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/paci/data