Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP) is a single-runway gravel strip serving this Brooks Range community in Alaska. Traffic here is low volume, and the field sits in a valley surrounded by high terrain on all quadrants.
Runways
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport has one unpaved runway, 02/20, 4,800 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 220 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport recorded 1,051 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and September. Business aviation traffic at PAKP peaks in July, September, and April, while February and March see the lowest activity of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 117 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway edge lighting for runway 02/20, along with REIL and PAPI for runways 02 and 20, is pilot-activated via CTAF.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Alert: the airport is located in a valley with high terrain in all quadrants. Expect turbulence and wind. A visual inspection prior to use is recommended.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -31C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport has three alternates within 98 NM. The nearest alternate is Coldfoot (PACX), 63.49 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAKP
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PAKP.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at PAKP?
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP) has a single runway, 02/20, measuring 4,800 feet by 100 feet with a gravel surface. There is no paved runway at this field.
Are there terrain considerations for operating at Anaktuvuk Pass Airport?
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP) is located in a valley with high terrain in all quadrants. Pilots can expect turbulence and wind, and a visual inspection prior to use is recommended.
Is there customs service at PAKP?
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (PAKP) does not have customs onsite. The nearest customs airport is PAFA, located about 220 nautical miles away.