King Salmon Airport

IATA: AKN
ICAO: PAKN
FAA LID: AKN

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region

Serves

King Salmon, Alaska

Hub for

PenAir

Elevation AMSL

73 ft / 22 m

Coordinates

58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°WCoordinates: 58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W

Map

AKN

Location of airport in Alaska

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	8,901	2,713	Asphalt
18/36	4,017	1,224	Asphalt

Statistics (2011)

Aircraft operations	51,300
Based aircraft	42

Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Aircraft operations	51,300
Based aircraft	42

King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN, FAA LID: AKN) is a state owned, public use airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in the Bristol Bay Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. It was formerly the Naknek Air Force Base, named for its location near the Naknek River.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 42,310 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).

King Salmon Airport covers an area of 5,277 acres (2,136 ha) at an elevation of 73 feet (22 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 8,901 by 150 feet (2,713 × 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 4,017 by 100 feet (1,224 × 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2011, the airport had 51,300 aircraft operations, an average of 140 per day: 66% general aviation, 32% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial, and 1% military. At that time there were 42 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, and 7% helicopter.

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