Airports / Alaska / LNI
Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site Airfield
PALN / LNIPoint Lonely, AlaskaELEV 17 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#91 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 8 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
61 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nuiqsut Airport (NUI).
Overview
Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site Airfield, listed as PALN / LNI, is a general aviation field in Point Lonely, Alaska. Field elevation is 17 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LNI as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nuiqsut Airport (NUI, 61 nm), Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW, 72 nm), and Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK, 87 nm).
Trip costs from LNI are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Lonely Air Station. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LNI to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PALN
IATA
LNI
FAA / Local
AK71
Elevation
17 ft
Coordinates
70.9111° N · 153.2378° 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 17 ft, LNI sits lower than 88% 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.
- 61nmNUINuiqsut AirportNuiqsut
- 72nmBRWWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportUtqiaġvik
- 87nmATKAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk
- 105nmSCCDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse
- 135nmAINWainwright AirportWainwright
- 170nmAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass
Location
Open the full mapPALN · Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site Airfield · Point Lonely, AK
