Airports / Alaska / KWT
Kwethluk Airport
PFKW / KWTKwethluk, AlaskaELEV 25 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
8 nm
To the nearest alternate
Akiachak Airport (KKI) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Kwethluk, Alaska, Kwethluk Airport (PFKW / KWT) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 25 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 KWT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Akiachak Airport (KKI, 8 nm), Akiak Airport (AKI, 9 nm), and Napaskiak Airport (PKA, 11 nm).
Charter pricing from KWT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Kwethluk.
Field capability
ICAO
PFKW
IATA
KWT
FAA / Local
KWT
Elevation
25 ft
Coordinates
60.7903° N · 161.4440° 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 25 ft, KWT sits lower than 80% 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.
- 8nmKKIAkiachak AirportAkiachak
- 9nmAKIAkiak AirportAkiak
- 11nmPKANapaskiak AirportNapaskiak
- 12nmBETBethel AirportBethel
- 17nmWNANapakiak AirportNapakiak
- 23nmTLTTuluksak AirportTuluksak
Location
Open the full mapPFKW · Kwethluk Airport · Kwethluk, AK