# Gulkana Airport (GKN / PAGK)

**Gulkana Airport** (IATA: GKN, ICAO: PAGK) is a medium airport in Gulkana, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,001 ft (1,524 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 938 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GKN / PAGK
- FAA: GKN
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Gulkana, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1947
- Elevation: 1,586 ft / 483 m
- Coordinates: 62.1559, -145.4547
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,001 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Passengers: 938 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulkana_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4151856
- Weather station: PAGK · WMO 70271
- Ident: PAGK

## Timeline

- Jul 1947: Gulkana Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15L/33R | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 171° / 351° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 2,300 ft / 701 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 171° / 351° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 298 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 674 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 607 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 865 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 779 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 332 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 770 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 857 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 684 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 742 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 938 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [MXY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamx.md) Mc Carthy Airport · United States · 97 mi / 156 km · Copper Valley Air Service
- [MYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/myk.md) May Creek Airport · United States · 107 mi / 172 km · Copper Valley Air Service
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 163 mi / 263 km · Reeve Air Alaska

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- Copper Valley Air Service · 2
- Reeve Air Alaska · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 938 (2025) | =3,312 of 3,974 | #882 in North America | #640 in US |
| Longest runway | 5,001 ft / 1,524 m | =6,505 of 29,858 | =2,345 in North America | =1,936 in US |
| Elevation | 1,586 ft / 483 m | =11,368 of 43,403 | =4,946 in North America | =3,755 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 134.850 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| FSS | KENAI RDO | 122.200 |
| MISC | TWEB | 115.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [8AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ak1.md) Jacobus Field · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [CZC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z93.md) Copper Center 2 Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [1AK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak2.md) Crosswind Lake Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [Z14](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z14.md) Tazlina Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [PAAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z55.md) Lake Louise Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [CZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czo.md) Chistochina Airport · 38 mi / 61 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: “Gulkana Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulkana_Airport&oldid=1365149023), revision of 20 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/pagk/data