# Kivalina Airport (KVL / PAVL)

**Kivalina Airport** (IATA: KVL, ICAO: PAVL) is a small airport in Kivalina, Alaska, United States. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 8 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KVL / PAVL
- FAA: KVL
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kivalina, Alaska, United States
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 67.7346, -164.5599
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 8,004 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Website: http://www.dfwairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kivalina_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4220005
- Weather station: PAVL
- Ident: PAVL

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 137° / 317° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 11,819 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 11,832 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 11,614 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 11,702 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 11,678 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 4,918 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 6,474 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 8,361 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 8,878 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 8,627 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 8,004 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · United States · 43 mi / 70 km · Ryan Air Services
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 78 mi / 126 km · Bering Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 1
- RYA [Ryan Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ryan-air-services) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 8K (2025) | #2,774 of 3,974 | #694 in North America | #493 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,591 of 43,403 | =18,756 in North America | =15,346 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.200 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 135.800 |
| CTAF | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |
| FSS | KOTZEBUE RDO | 122.550 |

## Nearby airports

- [WTK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pawn.md) Noatak Airport · 43 mi / 70 km
- [RDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padg.md) Red Dog Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [PHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papo.md) Point Hope Airport · 72 mi / 115 km
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 79 mi / 126 km
- [LUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/palu.md) Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport · 88 mi / 142 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: “Kivalina Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kivalina_Airport&oldid=1366692914), 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/pavl/data