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 57 arrivals and 73 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 27 carriers across 15 routes. The most active carrier is Alaska Central Express (AER). The busiest route is to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC). On-time performance averages 71% with an average delay of 19 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 200 seconds.
Safety incidents
Last 7 days · 2 total
Current weather
Latest METAR observation
Observed weather patterns
- • 26 of 224 unstable approaches (12%) coincided with wind speeds above 20 kt or gusts above 25 kt, 1.6× the rate observed during clear conditions.
Statistical association, not causation. Last 30 days.
Runways
3 installed
Delays by hour
Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days
Top carriers
Share of flights
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 |
19 | 1h 17m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
18 | 0h 53m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
QXE
Horizon AIR Industries |
12 | 0h 57m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SRY
VIA Airlines |
8 | 0h 57m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SIL
Silver Airways Corp. (Fort Lauderdale |
4 | 1h 26m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
SVX
Security Aviation |
4 | 2h 2m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
VTS
Tatonduk Outfitters Ltd D/B/A Everts AIR Alaska / Everts AIR Cargo (Fairbanks |
3 | 0h 52m |
AKNMRI Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
2 | 1h 4m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
NAC
Northern AIR Cargo |
2 | 0h 51m |
AKN5Z4 Kanakanak, US |
NAC
Northern AIR Cargo |
2 | 0h 17m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
CFY
CFY |
2 | 1h 16m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
CGN
AIR Changan |
2 | 1h 17m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
TNV
Transnorthern |
2 | 1h 11m |
AKNHOM Homer, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 0h 53m |
AKNANC Anchorage, US |
RYA
Ryan AIR |
1 | 1h 15m |
AKNZ41 Anchorage, US |
AER
Alaska Central Express |
1 | 3h 36m |
AKNKEK Ekwok, US |
GUN
Grant Aviation |
1 | 0h 17m |
AKN0Z3 Dillingham, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
1 | 0h 21m |
AKN5Z4 Kanakanak, US |
ASA
Alaska Airlines |
1 | 0h 17m |
AKNPCA Portage Creek, US |
GUN
Grant Aviation |
1 | 0h 18m |
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