# King Cove Airport (KVC / PAVC)

**King Cove Airport** (IATA: KVC, ICAO: PAVC) is a small airport in King Cove, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 3,500 ft (1,067 m) long, grass. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 669 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KVC / PAVC
- FAA: KVC
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: King Cove, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 149 ft / 45 m
- Coordinates: 55.1163, -162.2660
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 ft / 1,067 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 1 departure
- Passengers: 669 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Cove_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4220734
- Weather station: PAVC
- Ident: PAVC

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 115 ft / 35 m | Grass | 088° / 268° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 3,331 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 3,520 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2,781 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 2,903 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 2,841 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,093 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 921 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,233 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,198 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 961 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 669 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 19 mi / 31 km · Grant Aviation
- [KFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakf.md) False Pass Airport · United States · 49 mi / 79 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KVC, 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 | 669 (2025) | #3,374 of 3,974 | #895 in North America | #651 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | =12,572 of 29,858 | =5,008 in North America | =4,193 in US |
| Elevation | 149 ft / 45 m | =35,363 of 43,403 | =16,079 in North America | =13,502 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [KFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakf.md) False Pass Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [US-2903](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2903.md) Canoe Bay Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · 70 mi / 113 km
- [HED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak33.md) Herendeen Bay Airport · 71 mi / 115 km
- [NLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou.md) Nelson Lagoon Airport · 75 mi / 121 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: “King Cove Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Cove_Airport&oldid=1366692849), revision of 29 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/pavc/data