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Nuiqsut Airport
PAQT / NUINuiqsut, AlaskaELEV 38 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Deadhorse Airport (SCC).
Overview
Nuiqsut Airport (PAQT / NUI) is a mid-sized airport serving Nuiqsut, Alaska. The field lies at an elevation of 38 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
NUI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Deadhorse Airport (SCC, 52 nm), Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP, 126 nm), and Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport (ATK, 131 nm).
Quotes for flights out of NUI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as 10AK. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from NUI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
PAQT
IATA
NUI
FAA / Local
AQT
Elevation
38 ft
Coordinates
70.2100° N · 151.0060° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 38 ft, NUI sits lower than 73% 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.
- 52nmSCCDeadhorse AirportDeadhorse
- 126nmAKPAnaktuvuk Pass AirportAnaktuvuk Pass
- 131nmATKAtqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial AirportAtqasuk
- 131nmBRWWiley Post Will Rogers Memorial AirportUtqiaġvik
- 151nmBTIBarter Island Long Range Radar Station AirportBarter Island
- 171nmARCArctic Village AirportArctic Village
Location
Open the full mapPAQT · Nuiqsut Airport · Nuiqsut, AK
From the ramp
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