# Kaltag Airport (KAL / PAKV)

**Kaltag Airport** (IATA: KAL, ICAO: PAKV) is a small airport in Kaltag, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1963. It has one runway, 3,986 ft (1,215 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/pakv

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KAL / PAKV
- FAA: KAL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kaltag, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1963
- Elevation: 181 ft / 55 m
- Coordinates: 64.3186, -158.7420
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,986 ft / 1,215 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 3,329 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaltag_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4210329
- Weather station: PAKV
- Ident: PAKV

## Timeline

- Jun 1963: Kaltag Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,986 ft / 1,215 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 047° / 227° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 4,878 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,784 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,508 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 4,974 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,845 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,580 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,829 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,660 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,059 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 3,247 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 3,329 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · United States · 35 mi / 56 km · Wright Air Service
- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · United States · 61 mi / 98 km · Wright Air Service
- [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · United States · 101 mi / 163 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 324 mi / 522 km · Everts Air, Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 4
- 5V [Everts Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 3K (2025) | #3,032 of 3,974 | #805 in North America | #581 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,986 ft / 1,215 m | =10,020 of 29,858 | =4,179 in North America | =3,501 in US |
| Elevation | 181 ft / 55 m | =34,424 of 43,403 | =15,708 in North America | =13,217 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [NUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panu.md) Nulato Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [KKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1kc.md) Kalakaket Creek AS Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [UNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paun.md) Unalakleet Airport · 69 mi / 111 km
- [SKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfsh.md) Shaktoolik Airport · 74 mi / 120 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: “Kaltag Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kaltag_Airport&oldid=1366692092), 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/pakv/data