Noatak Airport guide

Noatak Airport serves the village of Noatak in the Northwest Arctic Borough of Alaska, on the west bank of the Noatak River. The village has about 570 residents and no road link to Kotzebue, which lies roughly 81 km to the south. Air service is the main way in and out year-round.

The airport has one gravel runway, 1/19, about 3,992 feet long and 60 feet wide, with medium-intensity runway lights. There is no control tower, and pilots use the common traffic advisory frequency of 122.8 MHz. Field elevation is 88 feet. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities owns the airport and its Northern Region office manages it.

Bering Air flies scheduled service to Kotzebue and Kivalina, and Ryan Air has served Kotzebue. The FAA names the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan as the critical aircraft. The present site sits on the riverbank, where erosion is a concern, and the state plans a replacement airport about 1.5 miles to the west.