# Kongiganak Airport (KKH / PADY)

**Kongiganak Airport** (IATA: KKH, ICAO: PADY) is a small airport in Kongiganak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1976. It has one runway, 2,400 ft (732 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 9 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KKH / PADY
- FAA: DUY
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1976
- Elevation: 40 ft / 12 m
- Coordinates: 59.9608, -162.8810
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Passengers: 8,548 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongiganak_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4230434
- Ident: PADY

## Timeline

- Sep 1976: Kongiganak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 021° / 201° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 12,968 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 12,212 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 10,076 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 10,196 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 10,297 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,645 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 5,483 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 7,471 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,586 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 7,422 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 8,548 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [WTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a61.md) Tuntutuliak Airport · United States · 28 mi / 45 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 67 mi / 108 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 9K (2025) | =2,748 of 3,974 | #677 in North America | #479 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 40 ft / 12 m | =39,872 of 43,403 | =18,046 in North America | =14,888 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagg.md) Kwigillingok Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [WTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a61.md) Tuntutuliak Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [EEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paee.md) Eek Airport · 34 mi / 54 km
- [KWN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paqh.md) Quinhagak Airport · 39 mi / 62 km
- [KPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paki.md) Kipnuk Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [CYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pack.md) Chefornak Airport · 50 mi / 80 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))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Kongiganak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kongiganak_Airport&oldid=1366693672), revision of 29 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/pady/data