# King Salmon Airport (AKN / PAKN) **King Salmon Airport** (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN) is a medium airport in King Salmon, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1954. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,900 ft (2,713 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 76 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: AKN / PAKN - FAA: AKN - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: King Salmon, Alaska, United States - Opened: Aug 1954 - Elevation: 73 ft / 22 m - Coordinates: 58.6778, -156.6520 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 8,900 ft / 2,713 m - Instrument procedures: 9 approaches - Passengers: 76,044 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Salmon_Airport (12 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747231 - Weather station: PAKN · WMO 70326 - Ident: PAKN ## Timeline - Aug 1954: King Salmon Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 12/30 | 8,900 ft / 2,713 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 132° / 312° | yes | | 18/36 | 4,017 ft / 1,224 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 196° / 016° | yes | | NW/SE | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 500 ft / 152 m | Water | | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01237AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 91,787 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 94,586 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 85,873 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 96,552 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 99,535 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 46,323 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 71,394 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 78,377 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 79,929 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 80,369 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 76,044 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 14 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (14) - [WSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfws.md) South Naknek Number 2 Airport · United States · 13 mi / 21 km · Grant Aviation - [KLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9z8.md) Levelock Airport · United States · 32 mi / 51 km · Grant Aviation - [EGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paii.md) Egegik Airport · United States · 43 mi / 69 km · Grant Aviation - [IGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paig.md) Igiugig Airport · United States · 52 mi / 84 km · Grant Aviation - [CLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfcl.md) Clarks Point Airport · United States · 68 mi / 110 km · Grant Aviation - [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · United States · 71 mi / 114 km · Grant Aviation - [PIP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papn.md) Pilot Point Airport · United States · 83 mi / 133 km · Grant Aviation - [UGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ugb.md) Ugashik Bay Airport · United States · 96 mi / 154 km · Grant Aviation - [PTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paph.md) Port Heiden Airport · United States · 139 mi / 224 km · Grant Aviation - [KCG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pajc.md) Chignik Airport · United States · 175 mi / 282 km · Grant Aviation - [KCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcl.md) Chignik Lagoon Airport · United States · 178 mi / 286 km · Grant Aviation - [KCQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/a79.md) Chignik Lake Airport · United States · 185 mi / 298 km · Grant Aviation - [KPV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pape.md) Perryville Airport · United States · 213 mi / 343 km · Grant Aviation - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 288 mi / 463 km · Katmai Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AKN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 13 - Katmai Air · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 76K (2025) | #1,916 of 3,974 | #429 in North America | #290 in US | | Longest runway | 8,900 ft / 2,713 m | =1,873 of 29,858 | =408 in North America | =304 in US | | Elevation | 73 ft / 22 m | =38,046 of 43,403 | =17,248 in North America | =14,348 in US | | Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =2,782 in North America | =2,717 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | HARMONY | 140.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 128.800 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 124.800 | | CTAF | CTAF | 121.900 | | FSS | RDO | 122.200 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | OPS | OPS | 37.220 | | PTD | PTD | 37.220 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [EGX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paii.md) Egegik Airport · 43 mi / 69 km - [DLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padl.md) Dillingham Airport · 71 mi / 114 km - [WKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5a8.md) Aleknagik / New Airport · 82 mi / 131 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: “King Salmon Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Salmon_Airport&oldid=1366692853), 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/pakn/data