Airports in Alaska
All airports closest to Alaska's geographic center, ranked by the number of scheduled departures on file. Click any IATA code to see the airport's destinations, operators, and route table.
| IATA | Airport | City | Departures |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Anchorage | 59 |
| BET | Bethel Airport | Bethel | 23 |
| OME | Nome Airport | Nome | 23 |
| FAI | Fairbanks International Airport | Fairbanks | 21 |
| OTZ | Ralph Wien Memorial Airport | Kotzebue | 20 |
| JNU | Juneau International Airport | Juneau | 17 |
| ANI | Aniak Airport | Aniak | 12 |
| UNK | Unalakleet Airport | Unalakleet | 8 |
| BRW | Wiley Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport | Barrow | 7 |
| GAL | Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport | Galena | 7 |
| FYU | Fort Yukon Airport | Fort Yukon | 6 |
| SKK | Shaktoolik Airport | Shaktoolik | 6 |
| SCC | Deadhorse Airport | Deadhorse | 5 |
| AKN | King Salmon Airport | King Salmon | 5 |
| CDB | Cold Bay Airport | Cold Bay | 5 |
| MCG | McGrath Airport | Mcgrath | 5 |
| ELI | Elim Airport | Elim | 5 |
| KKA | Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport | Koyuk | 5 |
| BTT | Bettles Airport | Bettles | 4 |
| ADQ | Kodiak Airport | Kodiak | 4 |
| HNS | Haines Airport | Haines | 4 |
| KLG | Kalskag Airport | Kalskag | 4 |
| GAM | Gambell Airport | Gambell | 4 |
| KSM | St Mary's Airport | St Mary's | 4 |
| SVA | Savoonga Airport | Savoonga | 4 |
| DRG | Deering Airport | Deering | 4 |
| EMK | Emmonak Airport | Emmonak | 4 |
| KWK | Kwigillingok Airport | Kwigillingok | 4 |
| RSH | Russian Mission Airport | Russian Mission | 4 |
| HSL | Huslia Airport | Huslia | 4 |
| ABL | Ambler Airport | Ambler | 4 |
| BKC | Buckland Airport | Buckland | 4 |
| IAN | Bob Baker Memorial Airport | Kiana | 4 |
| OBU | Kobuk Airport | Kobuk | 4 |
| ORV | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport | Noorvik | 4 |
| KTS | Brevig Mission Airport | Brevig Mission | 4 |
| GLV | Golovin Airport | Golovin | 4 |
| WAA | Wales Airport | Wales | 4 |
| WMO | White Mountain Airport | White Mountain | 4 |
| KWN | Quinhagak Airport | Quinhagak | 4 |
| SNP | St Paul Island Airport | St. Paul Island | 3 |
| STG | St George Airport | Point Barrow | 3 |
| DLG | Dillingham Airport | Dillingham | 3 |
| CDV | Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport | Cordova | 3 |
| ENA | Kenai Municipal Airport | Kenai | 3 |
| SIT | Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport | Sitka | 3 |
| DUT | Unalaska Airport | Unalaska | 3 |
| GST | Gustavus Airport | Gustavus | 3 |
| SGY | Skagway Airport | Skagway | 3 |
| HCR | Holy Cross Airport | Holy Cross | 3 |
| AKP | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport | Anaktuvuk Pass | 3 |
| KAL | Kaltag Airport | Kaltag | 3 |
| RBY | Ruby Airport | Ruby | 3 |
| SHH | Shishmaref Airport | Shishmaref | 3 |
| WTK | Noatak Airport | Noatak | 3 |
| AET | Allakaket Airport | Allakaket | 3 |
| CYF | Chefornak Airport | Chefornak | 3 |
| EEK | Eek Airport | Eek | 3 |
| NUL | Nulato Airport | Nulato | 3 |
| HNH | Hoonah Airport | Hoonah | 3 |
| TLA | Teller Airport | Teller | 3 |
| KPN | Kipnuk Airport | Kipnuk | 3 |
| KKH | Kongiganak Airport | Kongiganak | 3 |
| BTI | Barter Island LRRS Airport | Barter Island | 2 |
| HOM | Homer Airport | Homer | 2 |
| VDZ | Valdez Pioneer Field | Valdez | 2 |
| PSG | Petersburg James A Johnson Airport | Petersburg | 2 |
| VAK | Chevak Airport | Chevak | 2 |
| ATK | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport | Atqasuk | 2 |
| HPB | Hooper Bay Airport | Hooper Bay | 2 |
| KVL | Kivalina Airport | Kivalina | 2 |
| SDP | Sand Point Airport | Sand Point | 2 |
| YAK | Yakutat Airport | Yakutat | 2 |
| SHX | Shageluk Airport | Shageluk | 2 |
| NUI | Nuiqsut Airport | Nuiqsut | 2 |
| CIK | Chalkyitsik Airport | Chalkyitsik | 2 |
| VEE | Venetie Airport | Venetie | 2 |
| SHG | Shungnak Airport | Shungnak | 2 |
| WLK | Selawik Airport | Selawik | 2 |
| SMK | St Michael Airport | St. Michael | 2 |
| KOT | Kotlik Airport | Kotlik | 2 |
| KYU | Koyukuk Airport | Koyukuk | 2 |
| AIN | Wainwright Airport | Wainwright | 2 |
| NME | Nightmute Airport | Nightmute | 2 |
| LUR | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport | Cape Lisburne | 1 |
| PIZ | Point Lay LRRS Airport | Point Lay | 1 |
| TLJ | Tatalina LRRS Airport | Tatalina | 1 |
| ILI | Iliamna Airport | Iliamna | 1 |
| PTU | Platinum Airport | Port Moller | 1 |
| ADK | Adak Airport | Adak Island | 1 |
| MOU | Mountain Village Airport | Mountain Village | 1 |
| KQA | Akutan Seaplane Base | Akutan | 1 |
| ANV | Anvik Airport | Anvik | 1 |
| MYU | Mekoryuk Airport | Mekoryuk | 1 |
| ARC | Arctic Village Airport | Arctic Village | 1 |
| IGG | Igiugig Airport | Igiugig | 1 |
| KVC | King Cove Airport | King Cove | 1 |
| PTH | Port Heiden Airport | Port Heiden | 1 |
| TOG | Togiak Airport | Togiak Village | 1 |
| KWT | Kwethluk Airport | Kwethluk | 1 |
| MLL | Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport | Marshall | 1 |
| HUS | Hughes Airport | Hughes | 1 |
| WBQ | Beaver Airport | Beaver | 1 |
| CEM | Central Airport | Central | 1 |
| ELV | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base | Elfin Cove | 1 |
| EGX | Egegik Airport | Egegik | 1 |
| KPV | Perryville Airport | Perryville | 1 |
| WSN | South Naknek Nr 2 Airport | South Naknek | 1 |
| AKK | Akhiok Airport | Akhiok | 1 |
| KLN | Larsen Bay Airport | Larsen Bay | 1 |
| TNC | Tin City Long Range Radar Station Airport | Tin City | 1 |
| AKB | Atka Airport | Atka | 1 |
| IKO | Nikolski Air Station | Nikolski | 1 |
| AUK | Alakanuk Airport | Alakanuk | 1 |
| KFP | False Pass Airport | False Pass | 1 |
| NLG | Nelson Lagoon Airport | Nelson Lagoon | 1 |
| SCM | Scammon Bay Airport | Scammon Bay | 1 |
| NIB | Nikolai Airport | Nikolai | 1 |
| IRC | Circle City /New/ Airport | Circle | 1 |
| SLQ | Sleetmute Airport | Sleetmute | 1 |
| LMA | Minchumina Airport | Lake Minchumina | 1 |
| OOK | Toksook Bay Airport | Toksook Bay | 1 |
| WNA | Napakiak Airport | Napakiak | 1 |
| PKA | Napaskiak Airport | Napaskiak | 1 |
| UTO | Indian Mountain LRRS Airport | Indian Mountains | 0 |
| SVW | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport | Sparrevohn | 0 |
| FRN | Bryant Army Heliport | Fort Richardson | 0 |
| CZF | Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport | Cape Romanzof | 0 |
| EHM | Cape Newenham LRRS Airport | Cape Newenham | 0 |
| BMX | Big Mountain Airport | Big Mountain | 0 |
| MRI | Merrill Field | Anchorage | 0 |
| BIG | Allen Army Airfield | Delta Junction | 0 |
| ORT | Northway Airport | Northway | 0 |
| PAQ | Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport | Palmer | 0 |
| EIL | Eielson Air Force Base | Fairbanks | 0 |
| EDF | Elmendorf Air Force Base | Anchorage | 0 |
| SYA | Eareckson Air Station | Shemya | 0 |
| GKN | Gulkana Airport | Gulkana | 0 |
| FBK | Ladd AAF Airfield | Fort Wainwright | 0 |
| TKA | Talkeetna Airport | Talkeetna | 0 |
| WKK | Aleknagik / New Airport | Aleknagik | 0 |
| KPC | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station | Port Clarence | 0 |
| KNW | New Stuyahok Airport | New Stuyahok | 0 |
| SWD | Seward Airport | Seward | 0 |
| UUK | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport | Kuparuk | 0 |
| CHU | Chuathbaluk Airport | Chuathbaluk | 0 |
| KUK | Kasigluk Airport | Kasigluk | 0 |
| KGK | Koliganek Airport | Koliganek | 0 |
| KMO | Manokotak Airport | Manokotak | 0 |
| EAA | Eagle Airport | Eagle | 0 |
| AGN | Angoon Seaplane Base | Angoon | 0 |
| FNR | Funter Bay Seaplane Base | Funter Bay | 0 |
| PIP | Pilot Point Airport | Pilot Point | 0 |
| KYK | Karluk Airport | Karluk | 0 |
| CYT | Yakataga Airport | Yakataga | 0 |
| PML | Port Moller Airport | Cold Bay | 0 |
| NNL | Nondalton Airport | Nondalton | 0 |
| AKI | Akiak Airport | Akiak | 0 |
| NCN | Chenega Bay Airport | Chenega | 0 |
| TKJ | Tok Junction Airport | Tok | 0 |
| MLY | Manley Hot Springs Airport | Manley Hot Springs | 0 |
| SXQ | Soldotna Airport | Soldotna | 0 |
| MCL | McKinley National Park Airport | McKinley Park | 0 |
| PPC | Prospect Creek Airport | Prospect Creek | 0 |
| PTA | Port Alsworth Airport | Port alsworth | 0 |
| ENN | Nenana Municipal Airport | Nenana | 0 |
| WWA | Wasilla Airport | Wasilla | 0 |
| CLP | Clarks Point Airport | Clarks Point | 0 |
| RDB | Red Dog Airport | Red Dog | 0 |
| SOV | Seldovia Airport | Seldovia | 0 |
About this list
Alaska's airport list is built by taking every US airport in the source dataset, computing the great-circle distance from each airport to all 52 state centroids, and grouping the airport under the closest one. Every state ends up with a populated page that way, including the small states that share their nearest international gateway with a neighbour. The flip side is that a handful of airports very close to a state border get filed under the neighbouring side.
The departures column reflects the number of distinct scheduled routes recorded against each airport in the OpenFlights routes table. A high count usually indicates a hub or focus city for one or more carriers; a low count typically points to seasonal or single-carrier service. For an authoritative real-time view, always confirm schedules with the operating airline.
Connecting onward
Most travelers in Alaska reach long-haul destinations by connecting through a larger national or international hub. On any airport page below, the destinations table links straight through to the destination airport, where you can repeat the drill-down to see how onward connections fan out from there. Browsing this way gives you a feel for how a state plugs into the wider US and global network. Even small airports usually sit one or two hops away from any major world city.