# Kipnuk Airport (KPN / PAKI)

**Kipnuk Airport** (IATA: KPN, ICAO: PAKI) is a small airport in Kipnuk, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1973. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 12 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KPN / PAKI
- FAA: IIK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kipnuk, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1973
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 59.9318, -164.0282
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 12,444 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipnuk_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4221052
- Weather station: PAKI
- Ident: PAKI

## Timeline

- Aug 1973: Kipnuk Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 183° / 003° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 17,356 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 16,012 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,430 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 15,262 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 14,749 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,175 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 6,936 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 10,717 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 10,662 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 12,199 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 12,444 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 95 mi / 153 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 12K (2025) | #2,606 of 3,974 | #628 in North America | #435 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,528 of 43,403 | =18,726 in North America | =15,326 in US |
| Age | Opened 1973 | =6,831 of 15,079 | =4,972 in North America | =4,880 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pack.md) Chefornak Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [KWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagg.md) Kwigillingok Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [KKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pady.md) Kongiganak Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [NME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pagt.md) Nightmute Airport · 44 mi / 70 km
- [WTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a61.md) Tuntutuliak Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [OOK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paoo.md) Toksook Bay Airport · 56 mi / 90 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: “Kipnuk Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kipnuk_Airport&oldid=1366692891), 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/paki/data