# Koliganek Airport (KGK / PAJZ)

**Koliganek Airport** (IATA: KGK, ICAO: PAJZ) is a small airport in Koliganek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1997. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 3 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KGK / PAJZ
- FAA: JZZ
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Koliganek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Apr 1997
- Elevation: 272 ft / 83 m
- Coordinates: 59.7266, -157.2590
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 3,203 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koliganek_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4227896
- Weather station: PAJZ
- Ident: PAJZ

## Timeline

- Apr 1997: Koliganek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 106° / 286° | yes |

- 09/27 slopes 1.0%: threshold 09 at 238 ft / 72 m, threshold 27 at 272 ft / 83 m.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,180 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 2,229 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,607 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,736 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,200 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,496 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,531 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,056 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 2,925 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,968 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,203 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [KNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panw.md) New Stuyahok Airport · United States · 19 mi / 31 km · Grant Aviation
- [KEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kek.md) Ekwok Airport · United States · 27 mi / 43 km · Grant Aviation
- [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 65 mi / 104 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,048 of 3,974 | #811 in North America | #585 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 272 ft / 83 m | #32,047 of 43,403 | #14,711 in North America | #12,394 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KNW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panw.md) New Stuyahok Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [KEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kek.md) Ekwok Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [KLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9z8.md) Levelock Airport · 44 mi / 70 km
- [AK21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak21.md) Nushagak Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [00AN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00an.md) Katmai Lodge Airport · 52 mi / 84 km
- [IGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paig.md) Igiugig Airport · 55 mi / 89 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: “Koliganek Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Koliganek_Airport&oldid=1366693116), 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/pajz/data