Airports / Alaska / UUK
Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport
PAKU / UUKKuparuk, AlaskaELEV 67 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#53 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 9 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Deadhorse Airport (SCC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (PAKU / UUK) sits in Kuparuk, Alaska, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 67 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list UUK as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Deadhorse Airport (SCC, 24 nm), Nuiqsut Airport (NUI, 29 nm), and Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport (BTI, 123 nm).
Trip costs from UUK 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 UUK to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAKU
IATA
UUK
FAA / Local
UBW
Elevation
67 ft
Coordinates
70.3308° N · 149.5980° 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
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 67 ft, UUK sits lower than 62% 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.
- 24nmSCCDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse
- 29nmNUINuiqsut AirportNuiqsut
- 123nmBTIBarter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBarter Island
- 140nmAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass
- 153nmBRWWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportUtqiaġvik
- 158nmATKAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk
Location
Open the full mapPAKU · Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport · Kuparuk, AK
From the ramp
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