Unalakleet Airport

Unalakleet Airport (IATA: UNK, ICAO: PAUN, FAA LID: UNK) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) north of the central business district of Unalakleet, a city in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Unalakleet Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Alaska DOT&PF
ServesUnalakleet, Alaska
Elevation AMSL21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates63°53′18″N 160°47′56″W
Map
UNK is located in Alaska
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,900 1,798 Asphalt
9/27 1,900 579 Asphalt

Facilities and aircraft

Unalakleet Airport covers an area of 715 acres (289 ha) at an elevation of 27 feet (8 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt surfaced runways: 15/33 measuring 5,900 x 150 ft (1,798 x 46 m) and 9/27 measuring 1,900 x 75 ft (579 x 23 m).[1]

Northern Air Cargo flies the largest airplanes to this location, with Boeing 737 service.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Bering Air Koyuk, Nome, St. Michael, Shaktoolik, Stebbins[2]
Ravn Alaska Anchorage[3]
Ryan Air Koyuk, St. Michael, Shaktoolik, Stebbins[4]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Northern Air Cargo Anchorage
Everts Air Cargo Anchorage

Accidents and incidents

A Boeing 737-2x6X, operating as MarkAir flight 3087 from Anchorage, crashed 7.5 miles short of runway 14 on June 2, 1990, injuring four, one of them (a flight attendant) seriously. There were no passengers in the aircraft, which was destroyed. No one was killed in the incident.[5]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for UNK PDF, effective 2023-08-10
  2. Bering Air Nome & Unalakleet Schedule Retrieved Sep 10, 2022.
  3. "Route Map". Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Passenger Schedules". Ryan Air Services. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/ntsb/aircraft-accident-reports/AAR91-02.pdf


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