Kaltag Airport

Summary

Kaltag Airport (IATA: KAL, ICAO: PAKV, FAA LID: KAL)[2] is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Kaltag,[1] a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.

Kaltag Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region
ServesKaltag, Alaska
Elevation AMSL181 ft / 55 m
Coordinates64°19′08″N 158°44′29″W / 64.31889°N 158.74139°W / 64.31889; -158.74139
Map
KAL is located in Alaska
KAL
KAL
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 3,986 1,215 Gravel

Facilities edit

Kaltag Airport covers an area of 292 acres (118 ha) which contains one runway (3/21) with a gravel surface measuring 3,986 x 100 ft (1,215 x 30 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

AirlinesDestinations
Everts Air Fairbanks[3]
Wright Air Service Fairbanks, Galena, Nulato, Ruby[4]

Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.

Top destinations edit

Busiest domestic routes out of KAL
(June 2010 - May 2011) [5]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1   Galena, AK 1,000 Frontier Flying
2   Fairbanks, AK 1,000 Arctic Circle, Hageland

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for KAL PDF, effective 5 July 2007.
  2. ^ "KAL - Kaltag, AK, US - Airport - Great Circle Mapper". gc.kls2.com.
  3. ^ "Passenger Schedules". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Timetable" (PDF). Wright Air Service. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Stats" (PDF). www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved 2021-04-09.

External links edit

  • FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for KAL, effective April 18, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for KAL
    • AirNav airport information for PAKV
    • ASN accident history for KAL
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAKV
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KAL