# Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK / PAKU)

**Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport** (IATA: UUK, ICAO: PAKU) is a small airport in Kuparuk, Alaska, United States. It opened in Dec 1981. It has one runway, 6,551 ft (1,997 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: UUK / PAKU
- FAA: UBW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Kuparuk, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Dec 1981
- Elevation: 75 ft / 23 m
- Coordinates: 70.3308, -149.5980
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,551 ft / 1,997 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugnu%E2%80%93Kuparuk_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2061986
- Weather station: PAKU
- Ident: PAKU

## Timeline

- Dec 1981: Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 6,551 ft / 1,997 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,551 ft / 1,997 m | #4,018 of 29,858 | #973 in North America | #735 in US |
| Elevation | 75 ft / 23 m | =37,921 of 43,403 | =17,190 in North America | =14,307 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [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/paku/data