# Noatak Airport (WTK / PAWN)

**Noatak Airport** (IATA: WTK, ICAO: PAWN) is a small airport in Noatak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Aug 1959. It has one runway, 3,992 ft (1,217 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/pawn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WTK / PAWN
- FAA: WTK
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Noatak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Aug 1959
- Elevation: 92 ft / 28 m
- Coordinates: 67.5612, -162.9805
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,992 ft / 1,217 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 8,480 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noatak_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4321802
- Weather station: PAWN
- Ident: PAWN

## Timeline

- Aug 1959: Noatak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,992 ft / 1,217 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 022° / 202° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 12,271 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 12,999 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 12,807 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 13,121 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 12,775 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,225 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 6,731 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 8,474 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 9,183 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 9,403 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 8,480 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [KVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavl.md) Kivalina Airport · United States · 43 mi / 70 km · Bering Air
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · United States · 48 mi / 77 km · Bering Air, Ryan Air Services

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- 8E [Bering Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bering-air) · 2
- 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) | #2,753 of 3,974 | #680 in North America | #482 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,992 ft / 1,217 m | #10,002 of 29,858 | #4,165 in North America | #3,495 in US |
| Elevation | 92 ft / 28 m | #37,260 of 43,403 | #16,894 in North America | #14,092 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 135.750 |
| CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 119.200 |
| FSS | KOTZEBUE RDO | 122.400 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [RDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padg.md) Red Dog Airport · 33 mi / 52 km
- [KVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavl.md) Kivalina Airport · 43 mi / 70 km
- [OTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paot.md) Ralph Wien Memorial Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [ORV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfno.md) Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · 73 mi / 118 km
- [IAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paik.md) Bob Baker Memorial Airport · 79 mi / 127 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: “Noatak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Noatak_Airport&oldid=1363066702), revision of 7 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/pawn/data