Airports / Alaska / PAFE
Kake Airport
PAFEKake, AlaskaELEV 172 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
1 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kake Seaplane Base (KAE) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kake Airport (PAFE) is a mid-sized airport serving Kake, Alaska. Field elevation is 172 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list PAFE as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kake Seaplane Base (KAE, 1 nm), Petersburg James A Johnson Airport (PSG, 33 nm), and Point Baker Seaplane Base (KPB, 38 nm).
Trip costs from PAFE are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as K23. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from PAFE to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAFE
IATA
—
FAA / Local
AFE
Elevation
172 ft
Coordinates
56.9613° N · 133.9102° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 172 ft, PAFE sits higher than 59% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 1nmKAEKake Seaplane BaseKake
- 33nmPSGPetersburg James A Johnson AirportPetersburg
- 38nmKPBPoint Baker Seaplane BasePoint Baker
- 39nmAGNAngoon Seaplane BaseAngoon
- 39nmPPVPort Protection Seaplane BasePort Protection
- 47nmCYMChatham Seaplane BaseChatham
Location
Open the full mapPAFE · Kake Airport · Kake, AK