SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF – Central RegionServesKing Salmon, AlaskaElevation AMSL73 ft / 22 mCoordinates58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W / 58.67639; -156.64861MapRunways Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 8,901 2,713 Asphalt 18/36 4,017 1,224 Asphalt Statistics (12 months ending May 2022 except where noted)Passenger volume54,020Departing passengers26,000Scheduled flights4,232Cargo (lb.)14 milAircraft operations (2021)25,201Based aircraft (2022)39Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS[2]
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.[1] 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,[3] 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021-2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]
King Salmon Airport covers an area of 1,570 acres (635 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).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2021 the airport had 25,201 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 65% air taxi, 24% general aviation, 7% scheduled commercial, and 4% military. In August 2022, there were 39 aircraft based at this airport: 33 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, and 3 helicopter.[1]
AirlinesDestinations Alaska Airlines Anchorage Aleutian Airways Anchorage[6] Grant Aviation Chignik, Chignik Lagoon, Chignik Lake, Clarks Point, Dillingham, Egegik, Igiugig, Levelock, Perryville, Pilot Point, Port Heiden, South Naknek, Ugashik Bay[7] Katmai Air[8] Anchorage, Brooks Camp[9] Top airlines at AKN (July 2024 – June 2025)[2] Rank Airline Passengers Percent of market share 1 Alaska Airlines 22,770 32.62% 2 Horizon Air (Alaska Airlines) 19,980 28.62% 3 Katmai Air 12,770 18.29% 4 Aleutian Airways 9,080 13.01% 5 Grant Aviation 5,200 7.45% Busiest domestic routes from AKN (July 2024 – June 2025)[2] Rank City Airport Passengers Carriers 1 Anchorage, AK Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport 25,840 Alaska, Aleutian, Katmai 2 Brooks Camp, AK 6,300 Katmai 3 Dillingham, AK Dillingham Airport 1,040 Grant 4 Egegik, AK Egegik Airport 410 Grant 5 Port Heiden, AK Port Heiden Airport 300 Grant 6 Perryville, AK Perryville Airport 180 Grant 7 Pilot Point, AK Pilot Point Airport 160 Grant 8 Levelock, AK Levelock Airport 140 Grant 9 Chignik Lake, AK Chignik Lake Airport 110 Grant 10 Chignik Lagoon, AK Chignik Lagoon Airport 70 Grant
On June 30, 1985, Douglas C-47B N168Z of Northern Peninsula Fisheries was substantially damaged at King Salmon when both engines failed on approach while the aircraft was on an executive flight from Homer Airport, Alaska.[10] The cause of the accident was fuel exhaustion. A fuel filler cap was discovered to be missing after the accident.[11]
- List of airports in Alaska
- Topographic map from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram for King Salmon (AKN) (PDF), effective January 22, 2026
- FAA Terminal Procedures for King Salmon (AKN), effective January 22, 2026
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AKN
- AirNav airport information for PAKN
- ASN accident history for AKN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAKN
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for AKN