Airports / Alaska / KAL
Kaltag Airport
PAKV / KALKaltag, AlaskaELEV 181 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#32 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 3 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
30 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nulato Airport (NUL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kaltag Airport (PAKV / KAL) is a general aviation field serving Kaltag, Alaska. The airport sits 181 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 KAL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nulato Airport (NUL, 30 nm), Koyukuk Airport (KYU, 42 nm), and Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport (GAL, 53 nm).
Charter pricing from KAL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kaltag.
Field capability
ICAO
PAKV
IATA
KAL
FAA / Local
KAL
Elevation
181 ft
Coordinates
64.3186° N · 158.7420° 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 181 ft, KAL sits higher than 60% 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.
- 30nmNULNulato AirportNulato
- 42nmKYUKoyukuk AirportKoyukuk
- 53nmGALEdward G. Pitka Sr AirportGalena
- 60nmUNKUnalakleet AirportUnalakleet
- 65nmSKKShaktoolik AirportShaktoolik
- 72nmKKAKoyuk Alfred Adams AirportKoyuk
Location
Open the full mapPAKV · Kaltag Airport · Kaltag, AK