Noatak Airport (PAWN), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Noatak Airport (PAWN / WTK) is an unattended gravel-runway field serving the community of Noatak, Alaska. It sits well off the road system, with the nearest customs facility over 190 nm away at Nome. Traffic here is light and largely seasonal business aviation activity as tracked by the FAA.
Runways
Noatak Airport has one unpaved runway, 01/19, 3,992 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
Noatak 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
Noatak Airport recorded 680 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Traffic at PAWN peaks in summer, with July and August posting the highest monthly operations of the year according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 82 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Noatak Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is not monitored. A visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
PAPI for runway 01 is pilot-activated. MIRL for runway 01/19 is controlled via CTAF.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 5 degrees left of centerline.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather camera website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Noatak Airport has three airfields within 42 NM. The closest is Red Dog (PADG), 28.34 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAWN
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 PAWN.
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
Is fuel available at PAWN?
Fuel data is not confirmed for Noatak Airport (PAWN). Dispatchers should plan fuel loads assuming none is available onsite and verify separately before relying on this field for uplift.
What is the runway surface at Noatak Airport?
Noatak Airport has a single gravel runway, 01/19, measuring 3,992 by 60 feet. Runway condition is not monitored, and a visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
How does PAWN handle international arrivals requiring customs?
PAWN has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at Nome (PAOM), located about 193 nm away, so any international arrival must clear customs there before or after using Noatak Airport.