# Kalskag Airport (KLG / PALG)

**Kalskag Airport** (IATA: KLG, ICAO: PALG) is a small airport in Kalskag, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1959. It has one runway, 3,198 ft (975 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 7 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KLG / PALG
- FAA: KLG
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kalskag, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1959
- Elevation: 63 ft / 19 m
- Coordinates: 61.5363, -160.3410
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,198 ft / 975 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 6,901 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalskag_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4210326
- Weather station: PALG
- Ident: PALG

## Timeline

- Oct 1959: Kalskag Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 3,198 ft / 975 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 081° / 261° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 10,192 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 10,415 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 9,620 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 10,083 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 10,689 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,178 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,958 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,242 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,761 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,661 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,901 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · United States · 27 mi / 43 km · Ryan Air Services
- [RSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pars.md) Russian Mission Airport · United States · 36 mi / 58 km · Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7K (2025) | #2,832 of 3,974 | #719 in North America | #515 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,198 ft / 975 m | =15,027 of 29,858 | =6,028 in North America | =5,077 in US |
| Elevation | 63 ft / 19 m | =38,557 of 43,403 | =17,500 in North America | =14,508 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [ANI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pani.md) Aniak Airport · 26 mi / 43 km
- [RSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pars.md) Russian Mission Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [TLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlt.md) Tuluksak Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [CHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9a3.md) Chuathbaluk Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [ZNC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/znc.md) Nyac Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [9AK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9ak2.md) Kako Airport · 44 mi / 70 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: “Kalskag Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kalskag_Airport&oldid=1366692086), 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/palg/data