PAKN · King Salmon Airport
ICAO · US · 25 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,901 ft.
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 132° | 8,901 ft | 150 ft | ASPH-F | No | — |
| 30 | 312° | 8,901 ft | 150 ft | ASPH-F | No | — |
| 18 | 196.3° | 4,017 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 36 | 16.3° | 4,017 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| NW | — | 4,000 ft | 500 ft | Water | No | — |
| SE | — | 4,000 ft | 500 ft | Water | No | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 9 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 128.800
- GND GND 121.900
- TWR TWR 118.300
- CTAF CTAF 121.900
- A/G HARMONY 140.100
- CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 124.800
- FSS RDO 122.200
- OPS OPS 37.220
- PTD PTD 37.220
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Navaids
- NDB AK
Saldo
0.35 MHz · BOTH · MEDIUM
- VORTAC AKN
King Salmon
112.80 MHz · DME 112.80 · BOTH · HIGH
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 51 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 18–36; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Watch for
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 18–36; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (4)
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 18–36; HIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 18–36; HIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
migratory birds in vicinity during season.
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Airport attended 1600–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1600–0200Z‡.
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
birds invof durg season.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (51 sentences)
- ·146 ALASKA KING SALMON (AKN)(PAKN) P (AF) 0 SE UTC–9(–8DT) N58º40.59´ W156º38.92´ 73 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE AKN RWY 12–30: H8901X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–175, 2S–175, 2D–250, 2D/2D2–400 PCR 543 F/B/X/T HIRL RWY 12: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
- ·RVR–T RWY 30: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
- ·RVR–R RWY 18–36: H4017X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–50 PCR 543 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 18: Trees.
- ·RWY 12: TORA–8901 TODA–8901 ASDA–8501 LDA–8501 RWY 30: TORA–8901 TODA–8901 ASDA–8501 LDA–8501 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 12 BAK–12 1190 FT FM THR; RWY 12 BAK–12 REQ 30 MIN NOTICE 950 FT RUNOUT.
- ·BAK–12 1340 FT FM THR; BAK–12 REQ 30 MIN NOTICE 1200 FT RUNOUT.
- ·TSA reg arpt; See 49 CFR 1542.
- ·All gates and doors rmn secure at all times.
- ·Tsnt or unfamiliar pilots—Amgrfor info.
- ·Clsd to acr ops with more than 30 pax seats exc PPR in writing—Amgr PO Box 65, King Salmon, AK 99613.
- ·ARFF equip staffed durg acr act only.
- ·ARFF is avbl for part 121 acr involved in ETOPS with 30 min notice.
- ·Rwy 18–36, not inspd for mil ops. 1 in dip on cntrln 1850 ft fm AER 36 extds to 3 in dip 25 ft wide on W edge.
- ·GA apron pavement crumbling, psbl fod haz.
- ·Jet acft be alert durg run up to avoid jet wash dmg.
- ·Arpt hazard reporting only performed for 30 pax seat acft.
- ·Snow/ice removal and arpt haz cond rprtd durg atnd hr. 600´ safety area AER 12.
- ·Locked wheel turn NA all sfcs.
- ·Off pavement ops by acft and hel NA at acr Apron.
- ·Lndg, tkof or prkg fm dirt or grass NA.
- ·No ldg, parking or tkfs permitted from dirt or grass.
- ·Apron slots 4–7 N of mil hangar clsd exc prop acft.
- ·Civ tsnt prkg on SE ramp only; otr prkg gtr than 48 hrs rqrs permit.
- ·Pvt jets prkg on the SE section of E Ramp–AMGR for info.
- ·USAF fac civ oprd with ltd support; Call 24 hr prior to arr for ops hr; Mil confirm fuel rqmnts 24–48 hr prior.
- ·Mil fighter/emerg dvrsn ctc Warrior/Elmendorf SOF 395.15; Non fighter/emerg ctc King Salmon Ops. 24 hr point mnts CTAF durg ops hr.
- ·Fighter acft exp rdcd sepn; similar apch charcs and dalgt 3000´; dissimilar apch charccs and ngt 6000´; ahd/bhnd frmn lndg 6000´.
- ·Rwy 12 touchdown RVR avbl Aug 1–Jun 14 1700–0500Z‡ 15 Jun–31 Jul 1700–0700Z‡.
- ·RCR durg 11th AF ftr flying window.
- ·Coord RCR checks with King Salmon Ops 907–439–3001/907–439–6000.
+ 21 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
Yes
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
25 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
15
since 1982
Fatal
1
6.7% of total
Last 5 years
2
≈ 0.4/yr
Last 10 years
5
≈ 0.5/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Last 10 years · n=2
- Other 1
- Hard landing 1
All time · n=25
- Other 11
- Ground collision 4
- Stall / spin 3
- Engine failure / power loss 2
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
- Gear-up landing 1
- Loss of control 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in AK
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene Kellogg Rudisill | Kasilof | AK | 192 nm |
| Keith Ham | Kasilof | AK | 192 nm |
| Bradford Holt | Moose Pass | AK | 244 nm |
| Richard Wallace | Girdwood | AK | 263 nm |
| Dean Stewart Paulson | Eagle River | AK | 265 nm |
| Brenton Kennedy | Anchorage | AK | 267 nm |
| Bruce Cummings | Anchorage | AK | 267 nm |
| Carol Zerbe | Anchorage | AK | 267 nm |
| Daniel Jonathan Larocque | Anchorage | AK | 267 nm |
| Greg Emory Stoddard | Anchorage | AK | 267 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Samuel Egli Ii | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Bryan Thomas Pfaender | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Daniel Joseph Pepin | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Troy Raymond Hamon | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Adam Jacob Grenda | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Jon Edward King | Naknek | AK | 10 nm |
| Patrick David Shryock | Naknek | AK | 10 nm |
| Thomas Daniel Schlagel | Dillingham | AK | 63 nm |
| Joseph David Wittkop | Dillingham | AK | 63 nm |
| Ryan Allen Miller | Dillingham | AK | 63 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Samuel Egli Ii | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Jay Marcellus King | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Daniel Joseph Pepin | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Lenny Richard Anderson | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Leslie Paul Geisler | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Lawrence Eugene Tibbetts | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Ronald Scott Hernandez | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Thomas G Martin | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Michael Stephen Swain Jr | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
| Mark Richard Lewis | King Salmon | AK | 5 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Avionics Specialists of Alaska Anchorage, AK | 251 nm |
| Northern Lights Avionics, Inc Anchorage, AK | 255 nm |
| Advanced AeroTechnologies Group Palmer, AK | 286 nm |
| Aircom Avionics, Inc. Fairbanks, AK | 445 nm |
| San Juan Air Maintenance Friday Harbor, WA | 1325 nm |
| Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA | 1366 nm |
| Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA | 1372 nm |
| Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA | 1389 nm |
| B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA | 1397 nm |
| Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA | 1404 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗