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Bob Baker Memorial Airport
PAIK / IANKiana, AlaskaELEV 166 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bob Baker Memorial Airport (PAIK / IAN) sits in Kiana, Alaska, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 166 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list IAN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport (ORV, 17 nm), Selawik Airport (WLK, 25 nm), and Ralph Wien Memorial Airport (OTZ, 51 nm).
Trip costs from IAN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from IAN to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAIK
IATA
IAN
FAA / Local
IAN
Elevation
166 ft
Coordinates
66.9761° N · 160.4390° 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
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 166 ft, IAN 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.
- 17nmORVRobert (Bob) Curtis Memorial AirportNoorvik
- 25nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 51nmOTZRalph Wien Memorial AirportKotzebue
- 61nmABLAmbler AirportAmbler
- 62nmBKCBuckland AirportBuckland
- 69nmWTKNoatak AirportNoatak
Location
Open the full mapPAIK · Bob Baker Memorial Airport · Kiana, AK