Selawik Airport guide

Selawik Airport sits beside the village of Selawik in northwest Alaska, near the mouth of the Selawik River where it meets Selawik Lake. No road reaches the village, so the airport is its year-round link to the rest of the region. Kotzebue lies about 112 km to the northwest.

The airport has two gravel runways. Runway 4/22 is 3,002 feet long and runway 9/27 is 2,659 feet long, each 60 feet wide. There is no control tower and no staff on site. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities owns it, and its Northern Region office manages it.

Bering Air flies scheduled passenger and cargo service between Selawik and Kotzebue, where travelers connect to other Alaska flights. The FAA counted 4,154 passenger boardings at Selawik in 2024, up from 3,974 in 2023. The airport carries passengers, mail, freight and fuel for the village, and it is a gateway to the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge.