# Iliamna Airport (ILI / PAIL) **Iliamna Airport** (IATA: ILI, ICAO: PAIL) is a medium airport in Iliamna, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has 4 runways; the longest is 5,086 ft (1,550 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 4 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pail ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ILI / PAIL - FAA: ILI - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Iliamna, Alaska, United States - Opened: Aug 1947 - Elevation: 192 ft / 59 m - Coordinates: 59.7544, -154.9110 - Runways: 4 - Longest runway: 5,086 ft / 1,550 m - Instrument procedures: 5 approaches - Passengers: 4,110 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliamna_Airport (7 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3085740 - Weather station: PAIL · WMO 70340 - Ident: PAIL ## Timeline - Aug 1947: Iliamna Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 5,086 ft / 1,550 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes | | 18/36 | 4,800 ft / 1,463 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 189° / 009° | yes | | E/W | 2,998 ft / 914 m | 400 ft / 122 m | Water | | | | N/S | 2,892 ft / 882 m | 400 ft / 122 m | Water | | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 9,834 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 9,492 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 9,015 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 10,521 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 10,532 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 3,810 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 4,617 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 4,147 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 7,638 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 6,758 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 4,110 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 7 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from ILI, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (7) - [NNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pano.md) Nondalton Airport · United States · 16 mi / 25 km · 115 passengers · ATRAN - [KNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkk.md) Kokhanok Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · 395 passengers · ATRAN - [PDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4k0.md) Pedro Bay Airport · United States · 27 mi / 44 km · 23 passengers · ATRAN - [PTA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palj.md) Port Alsworth Airport · United States · 37 mi / 59 km · 36 passengers · ATRAN - [IGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paig.md) Igiugig Airport · United States · 46 mi / 74 km · 37 passengers · ATRAN - [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 135 mi / 218 km · 11 passengers · ATRAN - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 194 mi / 313 km · 1,465 passengers · ATRAN, Komiaviatrans ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ILI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - V8 [ATRAN](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atran) · 7 - KO [Komiaviatrans](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/komiaviatrans) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 4K (2025) | #2,968 of 3,974 | #780 in North America | #564 in US | | Longest runway | 5,086 ft / 1,550 m | #6,172 of 29,858 | #2,090 in North America | #1,701 in US | | Elevation | 192 ft / 59 m | =34,190 of 43,403 | =15,613 in North America | =13,134 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ASOS | ASOS | 134.950 | | ATIS | ATIS | 134.950 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 118.800 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 | | FSS | RDO | 123.600 | | RCO | KENAI RDO | 121.200 | | RFSS | KENAI RDO | 122.200 | ## Nearby airports - [NNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pano.md) Nondalton Airport · 16 mi / 25 km - [KNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkk.md) Kokhanok Airport · 23 mi / 36 km - [PDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4k0.md) Pedro Bay Airport · 27 mi / 44 km - [BMX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabm.md) Big Mountain Airport · 30 mi / 48 km - [US-8946](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8946.md) Guths Lodge Airport · 34 mi / 55 km - [PAKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak51.md) Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport · 37 mi / 59 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) - [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/pail/data