# Kotlik Airport (KOT / PFKO)

**Kotlik Airport** (IATA: KOT, ICAO: PFKO) is a small airport in Kotlik, Alaska, United States. It opened in Oct 1999. It has one runway, 4,400 ft (1,341 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 11 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KOT / PFKO
- FAA: 2A9
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Kotlik, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Oct 1999
- Elevation: 14 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 63.0306, -163.5330
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,400 ft / 1,341 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Passengers: 10,841 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kotlik_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2060188
- Weather station: PFKO
- Ident: PFKO

## Timeline

- Oct 1999: Kotlik Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel | 032° / 212° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 15,352 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 13,673 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,328 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 13,191 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 11,278 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 5,503 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 7,137 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 6,849 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 7,652 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 8,942 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 10,841 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [EMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paem.md) Emmonak Airport · United States · 35 mi / 56 km · Grant Aviation
- [BET](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pabe.md) Bethel Airport · United States · 165 mi / 266 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KOT, 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 | 11K (2025) | #2,653 of 3,974 | #644 in North America | #448 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,400 ft / 1,341 m | =8,397 of 29,858 | =3,201 in North America | =2,637 in US |
| Elevation | 14 ft / 4 m | =42,077 of 43,403 | =18,970 in North America | =15,492 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

- [EMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paem.md) Emmonak Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [AUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pauk.md) Alakanuk Airport · 45 mi / 72 km
- [WBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wbb.md) Stebbins Airport · 51 mi / 83 km
- [SMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamk.md) St Michael Airport · 54 mi / 88 km
- [SXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sxp.md) Nunam Iqua Airport · 54 mi / 88 km
- [MOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pamo.md) Mountain Village Airport · 65 mi / 104 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: “Kotlik Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kotlik_Airport&oldid=1363050187), 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/pfko/data