# Prospect Creek Airport (PPC / PAPR)

**Prospect Creek Airport** (IATA: PPC, ICAO: PAPR) is a small airport in Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jun 1971. It has one runway, 4,968 ft (1,514 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 577 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PPC / PAPR
- FAA: PPC
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Prospect Creek, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jun 1971
- Elevation: 1,095 ft / 334 m
- Coordinates: 66.8141, -150.6440
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,968 ft / 1,514 m
- Passengers: 577 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospect_Creek_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4381029
- Weather station: PAPR
- Ident: PAPR

## Timeline

- Jun 1971: Prospect Creek Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 4,968 ft / 1,514 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Gravel | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 1,511 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,462 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,175 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,059 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,370 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 526 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,375 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,627 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,547 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,507 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 577 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 159 mi / 256 km · 253 passengers · 7H
- [MTX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mtf.md) Metro Field · United States · 161 mi / 259 km · 26 passengers · 3AQ

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 3AQ · 1
- 7H · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 577 (2025) | #3,397 of 3,974 | #901 in North America | #657 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,968 ft / 1,514 m | #6,917 of 29,858 | #2,717 in North America | #2,243 in US |
| Elevation | 1,095 ft / 334 m | #16,330 of 43,403 | #7,180 in North America | #5,683 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · 25 mi / 40 km
- [CXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacx.md) Coldfoot Airport · 33 mi / 52 km
- [WSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsm.md) Wiseman Airport · 43 mi / 69 km
- [1AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak1.md) Crevice Creek Airport · 53 mi / 86 km
- [AET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfal.md) Allakaket Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [US-0272](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0272.md) Old Stevens Village Airport · 70 mi / 113 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/papr/data