# Alakanuk Airport (AUK / PAUK)

**Alakanuk Airport** (IATA: AUK, ICAO: PAUK) is a small airport in Alakanuk, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 11 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AUK / PAUK
- FAA: AUK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Alakanuk, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 22 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 62.6827, -164.7225
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Passengers: 10,876 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alakanuk_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2060348
- Weather station: PAEM
- Ident: PAUK

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Gravel |  | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 12,678 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 10,252 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 9,543 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 9,085 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 8,804 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 3,346 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,588 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,279 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,532 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,459 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 10,876 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [EMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paem.md) Emmonak Airport · United States · 9.9 mi / 16 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 162 mi / 260 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 11K (2025) | #2,652 of 3,974 | #643 in North America | #447 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 22 ft / 7 m | =41,214 of 43,403 | =18,601 in North America | =15,240 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [EMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paem.md) Emmonak Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [SXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sxp.md) Nunam Iqua Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [KOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfko.md) Kotlik Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [MOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamo.md) Mountain Village Airport · 53 mi / 84 km
- [KSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasm.md) St Mary's Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [SCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacm.md) Scammon Bay Airport · 64 mi / 103 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: “Alakanuk Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alakanuk_Airport&oldid=1374114645), revision of 9 Sep 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/pauk/data