Airports / Alaska / PAXK
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gulkana Airport (GKN).
Overview
Paxson Airport (PAXK) is a general aviation field serving Paxson, Alaska. The airport sits 2,653 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into PAXK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gulkana Airport (GKN, 52 nm), Allen Army Airfield (BIG, 58 nm), and Tok Junction Airport (TKJ, 71 nm).
Charter pricing from PAXK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under 5PX. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Paxson.
Field capability
ICAO
PAXK
IATA
—
FAA / Local
PXK
Elevation
2,653 ft
Coordinates
63.0264° N · 145.4988° 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 2,653 ft, PAXK sits higher than 98% 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.
- 52nmGKNGulkana AirportGulkana
- 58nmBIGAllen Army AirfieldDelta Junction Ft Greely
- 71nmTKJTok Junction AirportTok
- 97nmORTNorthway AirportNorthway
- 107nmEILEielson Air Force BaseFairbanks
- 114nmCKXChicken AirportChicken
Location
Open the full mapPAXK · Paxson Airport · Paxson, AK