Airports / Alaska / OBU
Kobuk Airport
PAOB / OBUKobuk, AlaskaELEV 137 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#96 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 5 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shungnak Airport (SHG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Kobuk Airport (PAOB / OBU) is a general aviation field serving Kobuk, Alaska. Field elevation is 137 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list OBU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Shungnak Airport (SHG, 6 nm), Ambler Airport (ABL, 25 nm), and Huslia Airport (HSL, 74 nm).
Trip costs from OBU 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 OBU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PAOB
IATA
OBU
FAA / Local
OBU
Elevation
137 ft
Coordinates
66.9123° N · 156.8970° 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 137 ft, OBU sits higher than 54% 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.
- 6nmSHGShungnak AirportShungnak
- 25nmABLAmbler AirportAmbler
- 74nmHSLHuslia AirportHuslia
- 76nmWLKSelawik AirportSelawik
- 82nmHUSHughes AirportHughes
- 83nmIANBob Baker Memorial AirportKiana
Location
Open the full mapPAOB · Kobuk Airport · Kobuk, AK
From the ramp
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