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PAKW · Klawock Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID PAKW Elev 80 ft Lat 55° 34.75' N Lon 133° 4.56' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
02 035° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
20 215° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 135.450
  • CTAF CTAF 120.900
  • CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 118.500
  • FSS KETCHIKAN RDO 122.250

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  • NDB-DME AKW

    Klawock

    0.23 MHz · DME 115.80 · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 30 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.25: click mic to activate PAPI Rwys 02 and 20, MIRL Rwy 02–20, windsock, apron lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.25: click mic to activate PAPI Rwys 02 and 20, MIRL Rwy 02–20, windsock, apron lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 02–20: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 02–20: H5000X100 (ASPH–GRVD) D–100 MIRL 0.8% up NE RWY 0…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate rotating bcn. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT rotating bcn—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.25: click mic to activate PAPI Rwys 02 and 20, MIRL Rwy 02–20, windsock, apron lgts. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT PAPI Rwys 02 and 20, MIRL Rwy 02–20, windsock, apron lgts—122.25

  • 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

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·Rwy 20 PAPI unusbl byd 3 degs left of cntrln.
  • ·Rpt bird act to Amgr or FSS.
  • ·Rwy 02–20 slopes down 55–65 ft fm thrs to cntr.
  • ·Exp downdraft and turb invof Rwy 02 TDZ.
  • ·Irregular wind conditions.
  • ·CLOSED to acft over 12500 lbs GWT, exc PPR—Amgr.
  • ·CLOSED to acr ops more than 30 pax seats.
  • ·Cond unmnt, maint ireg, rcmd visual insp bfr use.
  • ·PAJA on rwy, twy and parking apron NA.
  • ·Rwy 20 700 ft hill 2 mi NE of thr.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –10C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-755-2622
  • ·ASOS 135.45 (907) 755–2641.
  • ·CTAF 120.9 RCO 122.25 (KETCHIKAN RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 118.5
  • ·LEVEL ISLAND (H) (H) VORW/DME 116.5 LVD Chan 112 N56º28.06´ W133º04.99´ 160º 53.4 NM to fld. 98/20E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 020º–050º byd 37 NM 270º–300º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 301º–321º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ wx cam avbl at https://weathercams.faa.gov DME unusable: 020º–050º byd 25 NM blo 11,000´ 020º–050º byd 37 NM 105º–120º byd 29 NM blo 10,000´ 121º–135º byd 35 NM blo 7,000´ 270º–300º byd 25 NM blo 10,000´ 301º–321º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 345º–350º byd 36 NM blo 8,000´ (T) DME 115.8 AKW Chan 105 N55º34.12´ W133º04.88´ at fld. 52.
  • ·DME unusable: 034º–189º blo 8,000´ 304º–354º blo 8,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Ketchikan FSS dial 800–478–3500.
  • ·For a LC to Juneau FSS dial 789–7380.
  • ·KOBUK (OBU)(PAOB) 0 N UTC–9(–8DT) N66º54.74´ W156º53.84´ 142 B NOTAM FILE OTZ RWY 09–27: 4020X75 (GRVL) MIRL RWY 09: Brush.
  • ·Rwy cond unmnt; rcmd visual insp bfr lndg.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –37C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-442-3147
  • ·CTAF 122.7 AMBLER RCO 122.0 (KOTZEBUE RADIO) ®ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.2
  • ·KOTZEBUE (H) (H) VORW/DME 115.7 OTZ Chan 104 N66º53.14´ W162º32.40´ 072º 133.4 NM to fld. 121/15E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For LC to Kotzebue FSS dial 907–442–3310.
  • ·For a toll free call to Kotzebue FSS dial 1–800–478–7460.
  • ·For a toll free call to Fairbanks FSS dial 1–866–248–6516.
  • ·KETCHIKAN H–1D, L–1C IAP FAIRBANKS H–2A, L–4I IAP AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

9Z1

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · KLW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-04-06 Britten-Norman BN-2A Islander · Loss of control · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Clark Frederick Miller Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 565 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 587 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 597 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 599 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 608 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 608 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 608 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 608 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 608 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
Samuel Amos Romey Hollis AK 13 nm
Cynthia Jane Hoggard Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Michael Francis O'Brien Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Deron E Hehr Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Eric Daniel Eichner Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Russell Greer Thompson Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Clark Frederick Miller Jr Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Heather Jean Bradshaw Deal Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Maxwell Alfred Dubbe Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Nathan Lee Wagner Ketchikan AK 50 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
Chad Sidney Russell Klawock AK 1 nm
Adam Matthew Teal Klawock AK 1 nm
Jerry Lee Carter Craig AK 6 nm
Joshua Allen Bergtold Craig AK 6 nm
Leslie Kyle Isaacs Craig AK 6 nm
Mark Stephen Werner Thorne Bay AK 19 nm
Clark Raymond Hassell Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Glen Michael Mood Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Clifford Iokepa Wong Ketchikan AK 50 nm
Vance Justin Robertus Ketchikan AK 50 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 562 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 601 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 610 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 615 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 624 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 627 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 634 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 639 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 649 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 700 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.