# King Salmon Airport (AKN)

> King Salmon, US · IATA: AKN · ICAO: PAKN · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AKN` |
| ICAO | `PAKN` |
| City | King Salmon |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 22 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 58.67784, -156.65196 |

## Description

In late June, the ramp at King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN) becomes a staging ground for the biggest wild salmon run on earth: Bristol Bay supplies more than half the world's sockeye, tens of millions of fish landing in a few short weeks. Alaska Air Cargo now flies larger Boeing 737-800 freighters nonstop from King Salmon to Seattle, lifting roughly 600,000 pounds of fresh sockeye in a single season, while Everts Air Cargo serves the field with MD-80s on its freight network. Alaska Airlines adds seasonal daily jet service from Anchorage, and bush operators shuttle to canneries and fishing camps. Frozen product mostly leaves by sea; urgent fresh fish and everything the season consumes moves by air, off an oversized runway left from the Cold War. Today Katmai National Park's famous bears keep the summer floatplanes busy.

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*Freight Academy — Airport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/king-salmon-airport-akn](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/king-salmon-airport-akn)*

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