# Dillingham Airport (DLG / PADL)

**Dillingham Airport** (IATA: DLG, ICAO: PADL) is a medium airport in Dillingham, Alaska, United States. It opened in Nov 1950. It has one runway, 6,400 ft (1,951 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 68 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DLG / PADL
- FAA: DLG
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Nov 1950
- Elevation: 82 ft / 25 m
- Coordinates: 59.0447, -158.5050
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,400 ft / 1,951 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Passengers: 67,608 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dillingham_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1658290
- Weather station: PADL · WMO 70321
- Ident: PADL

## Timeline

- Nov 1950: Dillingham Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 6,400 ft / 1,951 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 60,170 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 65,644 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 68,329 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 75,568 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 80,260 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 35,181 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 59,854 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 66,722 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 70,252 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 69,235 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 67,608 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (13)

- [CLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfcl.md) Clarks Point Airport · United States · 15 mi / 24 km · Grant Aviation
- [KMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamb.md) Manokotak Airport · United States · 16 mi / 26 km · Grant Aviation
- [KEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kek.md) Ekwok Airport · United States · 42 mi / 68 km · Grant Aviation
- [KNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panw.md) New Stuyahok Airport · United States · 49 mi / 79 km · Grant Aviation
- [KLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9z8.md) Levelock Airport · United States · 58 mi / 94 km · Grant Aviation
- [WSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfws.md) South Naknek Number 2 Airport · United States · 58 mi / 94 km · Grant Aviation
- [TWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a63.md) Twin Hills Airport · United States · 63 mi / 101 km · Grant Aviation
- [KGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajz.md) Koliganek Airport · United States · 65 mi / 104 km · Grant Aviation
- [TOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/patg.md) Togiak Airport · United States · 67 mi / 108 km · Grant Aviation
- [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · United States · 71 mi / 114 km · Grant Aviation
- [IGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paig.md) Igiugig Airport · United States · 94 mi / 151 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 167 mi / 268 km · Grant Aviation
- [EMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paem.md) Emmonak Airport · United States · 327 mi / 527 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 13

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 68K (2025) | #1,963 of 3,974 | #440 in North America | #298 in US |
| Longest runway | 6,400 ft / 1,951 m | =4,176 of 29,858 | =1,081 in North America | =832 in US |
| Elevation | 82 ft / 25 m | =37,619 of 43,403 | =17,054 in North America | =14,209 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.000 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 135.550 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 132.750 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 |
| FSS | RDO | 122.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [WKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5a8.md) Aleknagik / New Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [EGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paii.md) Egegik Airport · 72 mi / 116 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: “Dillingham Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dillingham_Airport&oldid=1364482487), 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/padl/data
