# Allakaket Airport (AET / PFAL)

**Allakaket Airport** (IATA: AET, ICAO: PFAL) is a small airport in Allakaket, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1999. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 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/pfal

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: AET / PFAL
- FAA: 6A8
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Allakaket, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1999
- Elevation: 441 ft / 134 m
- Coordinates: 66.5518, -152.6220
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 5,666 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allakaket_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4062541
- Ident: PFAL

## Timeline

- Oct 1999: Allakaket Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 073° / 253° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 6,198 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 6,667 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,397 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,257 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 5,823 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,872 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,344 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,170 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,233 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,574 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,666 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · United States · 39 mi / 63 km · Wright Air Service
- [HUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahu.md) Hughes Airport · United States · 58 mi / 93 km · Wright Air Service
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 181 mi / 291 km · Wright Air Service

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 8V [Wright Air Service](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wright-air-service) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6K (2025) | =2,894 of 3,974 | =749 in North America | #539 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 441 ft / 134 m | =28,247 of 43,403 | =13,378 in North America | =11,219 in US |
| Age | Opened 1999 | =11,027 of 15,079 | =8,642 in North America | =8,524 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [BTT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabt.md) Bettles Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [UTO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paim.md) Indian Mountain LRRS Airport · 49 mi / 79 km
- [PPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papr.md) Prospect Creek Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [HUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pahu.md) Hughes Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [1AK1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ak1.md) Crevice Creek Airport · 59 mi / 95 km
- [CXF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacx.md) Coldfoot Airport · 81 mi / 131 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))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Allakaket Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Allakaket_Airport&oldid=1368261672), revision of 8 Aug 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/pfal/data