# Akiak Airport (AKI / PFAK)

**Akiak Airport** (IATA: AKI, ICAO: PFAK) is a small airport in Akiak, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1966. It has one runway, 3,200 ft (975 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 6 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AKI / PFAK
- FAA: AKI
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Akiak, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1966
- Elevation: 40 ft / 12 m
- Coordinates: 60.9026, -161.2311
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,200 ft / 975 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 5,641 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiak_Airport (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4059477
- Weather station: PFZK
- Ident: PFAK

## Timeline

- Jul 1966: Akiak Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 76 ft / 23 m | Gravel | 047° / 227° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 6,651 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 7,013 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,052 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,806 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 6,595 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 1,765 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,419 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 3,525 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 4,751 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,183 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,641 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (4)

- [KKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z13.md) Akiachak Airport · United States · 8.7 mi / 14 km · Yute Commuter Service
- [KWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkw.md) Kwethluk Airport · United States · 11 mi / 17 km · Yute Commuter Service
- [TLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlt.md) Tuluksak Airport · United States · 16 mi / 26 km · Yute Commuter Service
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · Yute Commuter Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- K2 [Yute Commuter Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yute-commuter-service) · 4

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2025) | #2,899 of 3,974 | #753 in North America | #542 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,200 ft / 975 m | =14,838 of 29,858 | =5,849 in North America | =4,906 in US |
| Elevation | 40 ft / 12 m | =39,872 of 43,403 | =18,046 in North America | =14,888 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [KKI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z13.md) Akiachak Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [KWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfkw.md) Kwethluk Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [TLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tlt.md) Tuluksak Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [PKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papk.md) Napaskiak Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [WNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pana.md) Napakiak Airport · 29 mi / 47 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: “Akiak Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Akiak_Airport&oldid=1364134876), revision of 14 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/pfak/data