King Salmon Airport

King Salmon Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
ServesKing Salmon, Alaska
Elevation AMSL73 ft / 22 m
Coordinates58°40′35″N 156°38′55″W / 58.67639°N 156.64861°W / 58.67639; -156.64861
Map
AKN
Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
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 volume54,020
Departing passengers26,000
Scheduled flights4,232
Cargo (lb.)14 mil
Aircraft operations (2021)25,201
Based aircraft (2022)39

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. 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, 40,637 enplanements in 2009, and 41,514 in 2010. 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.