• Source: Gulkana Airport
  • Gulkana Airport (IATA: GKN, ICAO: PAGK, FAA LID: GKN) is a state owned, public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) northeast of the central business district of Gulkana, in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is also five miles (8 km) northeast of Glenallen. Scheduled passenger service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
    As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 204 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 187 enplanements in 2009, and 141 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.


    Facilities and aircraft


    Gulkana Airport covers an area of 1,678 acres (679 ha) at an elevation of 1,586 feet (483 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
    For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 5,122 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 67% general aviation, 19% scheduled commercial, 11% air taxi, and 3% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine and 15% multi-engine.


    Airlines and destinations


    The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:


    See also


    List of airports in Alaska


    References




    Other sources




    External links


    Topographic map from USGS The National Map
    FAA Alaska airport diagram (GIF)
    FAA Terminal Procedures for GKN, effective November 28, 2024
    Resources for this airport:
    FAA airport information for GKN
    AirNav airport information for PAGK
    ASN accident history for GKN
    FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAGK
    SkyVector aeronautical chart for GKN

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