# Emmonak Airport (EMK / PAEM)

**Emmonak Airport** (IATA: EMK, ICAO: PAEM) is a medium airport in Emmonak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1988. It has one runway, 4,601 ft (1,402 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 20 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EMK / PAEM
- FAA: ENM
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Emmonak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1988
- Elevation: 16 ft / 5 m
- Coordinates: 62.7861, -164.4910
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,601 ft / 1,402 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 20,085 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmonak_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2060917
- Weather station: PAEM
- Ident: PAEM

## Timeline

- Jun 1988: Emmonak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,601 ft / 1,402 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 177° / 357° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 18,709 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 18,565 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 17,865 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 19,480 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 17,885 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,247 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 12,026 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 18,238 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 20,165 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 20,469 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 20,085 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (5)

- [AUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pauk.md) Alakanuk Airport · United States · 9.9 mi / 16 km · Grant Aviation
- [SXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sxp.md) Nunam Iqua Airport · United States · 22 mi / 35 km · Grant Aviation
- [KOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfko.md) Kotlik Airport · United States · 35 mi / 56 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 163 mi / 263 km · Grant Aviation
- [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 327 mi / 527 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 5

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 20K (2025) | #2,437 of 3,974 | #574 in North America | #396 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,601 ft / 1,402 m | =7,730 of 29,858 | =2,942 in North America | =2,423 in US |
| Elevation | 16 ft / 5 m | =41,727 of 43,403 | =18,822 in North America | =15,400 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 135.350 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 132.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.550 |
| MISC | TWEB | 177.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [AUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pauk.md) Alakanuk Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [SXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sxp.md) Nunam Iqua Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [KOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfko.md) Kotlik Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [MOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamo.md) Mountain Village Airport · 54 mi / 87 km
- [KSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasm.md) St Mary's Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · 74 mi / 119 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: “Emmonak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Emmonak_Airport&oldid=1364484143), 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/paem/data