King Salmon Airport
King Salmon Airport (PAKN/AKN) is a medium regional airport located in King Salmon, AK, 293 mi south west of Anchorage. It features 3 runways with the longest being 8,901 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 41 arrivals and 52 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 12 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Central Express (AER). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 212 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 1 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
Alaska Central Express
35%
ASA
Alaska Airlines
25%
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries
16%
SVX
Security Aviation
7%
RYA
Ryan AIR
4%
NAC
Northern AIR Cargo
4%
GUN
Grant Aviation
3%
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks
3%
SIL
Silver Airways Corp. (Fort Lauderdale
3%Carriers
Communications Frequencies
2026-06-11| Type | Freq (MHz) | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 121.900 | — |
| TWR | 118.300 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| TWR | 279.500 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| GND | 121.900 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| ATIS | 128.800 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| UNICOM | 122.950 | — |
| ASOS | 128.800 | — |
| LCL/P | 118.300 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| KING SAL | 121.500 | — |
| OTHER | 121.500 | — |
| KING SAL | 121.900 | — |
| OTHER | 121.900 | — |
| KING SAL | 122.200 | — |
| OTHER | 122.200 | — |
| KING SAL | 124.800 | — |
| OTHER | 124.800 | — |
| KING SAL | 243.000 | — |
| OTHER | 243.000 | — |
| LCL/P | 279.500 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| KING SAL | 354.000 | — |
| OTHER | 354.000 | — |
| PTD | 372.200 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
| OTHER | 372.200 | 0800-2000 1 AUG-14 JUN. 0800-2200 15 JUN- 31 JUL. |
Airport operations
- ARTCC:
- ZAN
- Mag var:
- 11° E
- Fuel:
- 100LL
Destination network
Great-circle routes from PAKN · last 7d
Hourly traffic
Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days
Top routes
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| Route | Operator | Flights | Avg enroute |
|---|---|---|---|
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
17 | 1h 24m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
13 | 0h 53m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
10 | 0h 58m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SVX
Security Aviation |
4 | 2h 2m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
RYA
Ryan AIR |
2 | 1h 55m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SRY
VIA Airlines |
2 | 0h 57m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
CGN
AIR Changan |
2 | 1h 17m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
NAC
Northern AIR Cargo |
2 | 0h 53m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SIL
Silver Airways Corp. (Fort Lauderdale |
2 | 1h 43m |
AKNADQ Kodiak, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 1h 29m |
AKN5Z4 Kanakanak, US |
NAC
Northern AIR Cargo |
1 | 0h 17m |
AKNKEK Ekwok, US |
GUN
Grant Aviation |
1 | 0h 17m |
AKN0Z3 Dillingham, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
1 | 0h 21m |
AKNZ41 Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 3h 36m |
AKNPCA Portage Creek, US |
GUN
Grant Aviation |
1 | 0h 18m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks |
1 | 0h 53m |
AKNDLG Dillingham, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
1 | 0h 20m |
AKNMRI Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 1h 5m |
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