Kipnuk Airport (PAKI), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Kipnuk Airport (PAKI / IIK) is an unattended gravel-runway field serving the community of Kipnuk, Alaska. It sits well outside any metro area, with the nearest customs point of entry at PAOM, roughly 278 nautical miles away.
Runways
Kipnuk Airport has one unpaved runway, 17/35, 3,200 ft long and 60 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
Kipnuk Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 278 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Kipnuk Airport recorded 411 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April. Business aviation traffic at PAKI is concentrated in April, with lighter activity in February, March, and December, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 63 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Kipnuk Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
MIRL for runway 17/35 is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection is recommended before use.
Birds in the vicinity of the runway.
Expect frequent crosswinds.
No emergency lighting.
Taxiway has dips and ponding.
Unlighted wind turbines 0.5 NM northwest.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Kipnuk Airport has one alternate within 49 NM. The nearest alternate is Toksook Bay (PAOO), 48.34 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAKI
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 PAKI.
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 does PAKI (Kipnuk Airport) have?
Kipnuk Airport (PAKI) has a single gravel runway, 17/35, measuring 3,200 feet long and 60 feet wide. There is no paved surface at this field, and pilots should expect frequent crosswind conditions per airport remarks.
Is fuel available at Kipnuk Airport?
Fuel type data is not listed for Kipnuk Airport (PAKI) in current records. Operators should confirm fuel availability directly before planning a stop, since the field is unattended and no attendant schedule beyond unattended status is published.
Where is the nearest customs facility to IIK?
The nearest customs point of entry to Kipnuk Airport (IIK) is PAOM, located approximately 277.86 nautical miles away. PAKI itself has no onsite customs processing, so international arrivals must route through PAOM.