# Unalakleet Airport (UNK / PAUN) **Unalakleet Airport** (IATA: UNK, ICAO: PAUN) is a medium airport in Unalakleet, Alaska, United States. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,900 ft (1,798 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 13 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/paun ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: UNK / PAUN - FAA: UNK - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Unalakleet, Alaska, United States - Elevation: 27 ft / 8 m - Coordinates: 63.8884, -160.7990 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 5,900 ft / 1,798 m - Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 12,585 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unalakleet_Airport (8 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4475609 - Weather station: PAUN · WMO 70207 - Ident: PAUN ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 15/33 | 5,900 ft / 1,798 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 164° / 344° | yes | | 09/27 | 1,900 ft / 579 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 35,386 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 36,592 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 35,328 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 35,415 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 34,413 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 10,236 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 16,833 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 20,940 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 21,404 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 17,708 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 12,585 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [SKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfsh.md) Shaktoolik Airport · United States · 35 mi / 57 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services - [SMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamk.md) St Michael Airport · United States · 48 mi / 78 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services - [WBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbb.md) Stebbins Airport · United States · 52 mi / 84 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services - [KKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakk.md) Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · United States · 73 mi / 118 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services - [OME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paom.md) Nome Airport · United States · 146 mi / 235 km · Bering Air - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 391 mi / 630 km · Aleutian Airways ### Cargo (1) - [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 391 mi / 630 km · Everts Air Cargo, Northern Air Cargo ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from UNK, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 5 - RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 4 - [Aleutian Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aleutian-airways) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - 5V [Everts Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/everts-air-cargo) · 1 - NC [Northern Air Cargo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/northern-air-cargo) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 13K (2025) | #2,602 of 3,974 | #626 in North America | #434 in US | | Longest runway | 5,900 ft / 1,798 m | =4,963 of 29,858 | =1,451 in North America | =1,134 in US | | Elevation | 27 ft / 8 m | #40,736 of 43,403 | #18,404 in North America | #15,095 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AWOS | AWOS 3 | 132.250 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 135.700 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.000 | | FSS | NOME RDO | 122.300 | ## Nearby airports - [SKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfsh.md) Shaktoolik Airport · 36 mi / 57 km - [SMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamk.md) St Michael Airport · 49 mi / 78 km - [WBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbb.md) Stebbins Airport · 52 mi / 84 km - [ELI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfel.md) Elim Airport · 67 mi / 108 km - [MOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mos.md) Moses Point Airport · 67 mi / 108 km - [KAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakv.md) Kaltag Airport · 69 mi / 111 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: “Unalakleet Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unalakleet_Airport&oldid=1362809328), revision of 6 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/paun/data