Airports / Alaska / KPN
Kipnuk Airport
PAKI / KPNKipnuk, AlaskaELEV 11 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
14 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chefornak Airport (CYF) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kipnuk Airport (PAKI / KPN) sits in Kipnuk, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 11 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into KPN for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Chefornak Airport (CYF, 14 nm), Kwigillingok Airport (KWK, 26 nm), and Kongiganak Airport (KKH, 35 nm).
Charter pricing from KPN depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kipnuk.
Field capability
ICAO
PAKI
IATA
KPN
FAA / Local
IIK
Elevation
11 ft
Coordinates
59.9318° N · 164.0282° 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
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 11 ft, KPN sits lower than 98% 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.
- 14nmCYFChefornak AirportChefornak
- 26nmKWKKwigillingok AirportKwigillingok
- 35nmKKHKongiganak AirportKongiganak
- 38nmNMENightmute AirportNightmute
- 48nmWTLTuntutuliak AirportTuntutuliak
- 48nmOOKToksook Bay AirportToksook Bay
Location
Open the full mapPAKI · Kipnuk Airport · Kipnuk, AK