# Emmonak Airport (EMK)

> Emmonak, US · IATA: EMK · ICAO: PAEM · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `EMK` |
| ICAO | `PAEM` |
| City | Emmonak |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 4 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 62.78610, -164.49100 |

## Description

Emmonak Airport (EMK/PAEM) in Alaska's Yukon Delta reported roughly 13 million pounds of freight — about 5,900 tonnes — in 2016, which makes it one of western Alaska's busier bush cargo fields rather than a simple landing strip. The state-owned airport has a 1,402-metre gravel runway and serves as a Ryan Air station within a network reaching more than 70 Bush Alaska villages, while Everts Air Cargo covers Emmonak and surrounding communities for freight and mail through a ground agent. Most goods move under the US Postal Service Bypass Mail programme: a mainline carrier accepts the shipment in Anchorage or Fairbanks, flies it to a hub point, and a bush carrier then delivers it straight to the village. With no road connection, the only alternative to flying is river barge traffic on the Yukon during the ice-free months, which is cheap for fuel and building materials but strictly seasonal. In the outbound direction, salmon from the Yukon fishery is the main cold-chain commodity. The upstream hubs are Bethel (BET) and above all Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC), where international customs clearance takes place, with Fairbanks (FAI) as the northern alternative.

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