Bob Baker Memorial Airport (PAIK), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Bob Baker Memorial Airport (PAIK / IAN) serves Kiana, Alaska, with a single gravel runway and no onsite customs. It is unattended, with FAA TFMSC data showing business aviation as the dominant traffic category.
Runways
Bob Baker Memorial Airport has one unpaved runway, 07/25, 4,000 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Bob Baker Memorial Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 193 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Bob Baker Memorial Airport recorded 570 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at PAIK is concentrated in the summer months, with August recording the highest monthly count.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 88 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Bob Baker Memorial Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
The REIL and PAPI for Runway 25, and the MIRL for Runway 07/25, are pilot-activated via CTAF.
The runway slopes down from Runway 07 to Runway 25, with a grade of 1%.
Runway 07/25 is marked with lights and plastic markers.
Runway condition is not monitored; a visual inspection is recommended prior to landing.
The runway is plowed in winter.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated via CTAF.
A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
This is a cold temperature airport; altitude correction is required at or below -28C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Bob Baker Memorial Airport has two airfields within 25 NM. The closest is Robert / Bob / Curtis Memorial (PFNO), 16.73 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAIK
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 PAIK.
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 PAIK?
PAIK has a single gravel runway, 07/25, measuring 4,000 by 75 feet. The surface slopes down from Runway 07 to Runway 25 at a 1% grade, and it is plowed in winter.
Is customs available at Bob Baker Memorial Airport?
Bob Baker Memorial Airport (PAIK) has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs location is PAOM, located approximately 192.56 nautical miles away.
Does IAN require any special cold-weather procedures?
IAN is designated a cold temperature airport, requiring altitude correction at or below -28C. Pilots should also plan for a visual inspection of runway condition prior to landing, since it is not monitored.