# Port Alsworth Airport (PTA / PALJ)

**Port Alsworth Airport** (IATA: PTA, ICAO: PALJ) is a small airport in Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1947. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, dirt. In 2024 it handled 265 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PTA / PALJ
- FAA: TPO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1947
- Elevation: 280 ft / 85 m
- Coordinates: 60.2017, -154.3259
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Passengers: 265 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Alsworth_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7230479
- Weather station: PALJ
- Ident: PALJ

## Timeline

- Aug 1947: Port Alsworth Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06L/24R | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Dirt |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 279 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 235 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 190 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 200 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 484 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 149 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 441 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 265 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

2 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from PTA, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures.

### Year-round (2)

- [NNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pano.md) Nondalton Airport · United States · 24 mi / 38 km · 7 passengers · ATRAN
- [ILI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pail.md) Iliamna Airport · United States · 37 mi / 59 km · 32 passengers · ATRAN

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- V8 [ATRAN](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atran) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 265 (2024) | =3,522 of 3,974 | #936 in North America | #690 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 280 ft / 85 m | =31,827 of 43,403 | =14,629 in North America | =12,319 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [PAKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak51.md) Wilder/Natwick LLC Airport · 0.2 mi / 0.4 km
- [NNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pano.md) Nondalton Airport · 23 mi / 38 km
- [PDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4k0.md) Pedro Bay Airport · 29 mi / 46 km
- [US-8946](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8946.md) Guths Lodge Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [ILI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pail.md) Iliamna Airport · 37 mi / 59 km
- [US-8945](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8945.md) Chinkelyes Creek Airport · 40 mi / 64 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)
- [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/palj/data