# Nulato Airport (NUL / PANU) **Nulato Airport** (IATA: NUL, ICAO: PANU) is a small airport in Nulato, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has one runway, 4,011 ft (1,223 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/panu ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: NUL / PANU - FAA: NUL - Type: Small airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Nulato, Alaska, United States - Opened: Sep 1947 - Elevation: 406 ft / 124 m - Coordinates: 64.7293, -158.0740 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 4,011 ft / 1,223 m - Instrument procedures: 2 approaches - Passengers: 6,804 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nulato_Airport (7 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3015963 - Weather station: PANU - Ident: PANU ## Timeline - Sep 1947: Nulato Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 03/21 | 4,011 ft / 1,223 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 042° / 222° | yes | - 03/21 slopes 1.1%: threshold 03 at 363 ft / 111 m, threshold 21 at 406 ft / 124 m. ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 7,817 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 8,025 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 7,074 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 7,931 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 8,587 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 2,784 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 5,184 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 6,321 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 6,818 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 6,955 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 6,804 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 4 destinations in 1 country. US DOT BTS T-100, 2025: passengers flown from NUL, all carriers, routes with 12 or more departures. ### Year-round (4) - [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · United States · 14 mi / 23 km · 618 passengers · Astral Aviation - [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · United States · 34 mi / 54 km · 890 passengers · Everts Air, Astral Aviation, Allied Air - [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · United States · 35 mi / 56 km · 339 passengers · Astral Aviation - [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 301 mi / 484 km · 1,439 passengers · Everts Air, Astral Aviation, Allied Air ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from NUL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - 8V [Astral Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/astral-aviation) · 4 - 4W [Allied Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allied-air) · 2 - 5V [Everts Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 7K (2025) | =2,842 of 3,974 | #724 in North America | #520 in US | | Longest runway | 4,011 ft / 1,223 m | =9,494 of 29,858 | =3,709 in North America | =3,095 in US | | Elevation | 406 ft / 124 m | =28,933 of 43,403 | =13,630 in North America | =11,452 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 | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ARTC | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 127.000 | | CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 | | FSS | FAIRBANKS RDO | 122.200 | ## Nearby airports - [KYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfku.md) Koyukuk Airport · 14 mi / 23 km - [GAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paga.md) Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · 34 mi / 54 km - [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · 35 mi / 56 km - [KKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1kc.md) Kalakaket Creek AS Airport · 43 mi / 69 km - [RBY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pary.md) Ruby Airport · 77 mi / 124 km - [HSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahl.md) Huslia Airport · 83 mi / 134 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/panu/data