Airports / Alaska / UNK
Unalakleet Airport
PAUN / UNKUnalakleet, AlaskaELEV 27 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Shaktoolik Airport (SKK) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Unalakleet, Alaska, Unalakleet Airport (PAUN / UNK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 27 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 UNK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Shaktoolik Airport (SKK, 31 nm), St Michael Airport (SMK, 42 nm), and Stebbins Airport (WBB, 45 nm).
Charter pricing from UNK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Unalakleet.
Field capability
ICAO
PAUN
IATA
UNK
FAA / Local
UNK
Elevation
27 ft
Coordinates
63.8884° N · 160.7990° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 27 ft, UNK sits lower than 79% 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.
- 31nmSKKShaktoolik AirportShaktoolik
- 42nmSMKSt Michael AirportSt Michael
- 45nmWBBStebbins AirportStebbins
- 58nmELIElim AirportElim
- 60nmKALKaltag AirportKaltag
- 63nmKGXGrayling AirportGrayling
Location
Open the full mapPAUN · Unalakleet Airport · Unalakleet, AK
From the ramp
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