PAAK · Atka Airport

ATKA, ALASKA · SMALL AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

4,500

Longest ft · 16/34

52.22N

174.21W

Atka Airport serves Atka, Alaska at 57 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,500 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	4,500 × 100 ft	asphalt (excellent)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 57 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	57 ft	2,449 ft	2,116 ft	3,174 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,257 ft	2,683 ft	2,243 ft	3,364 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,457 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft
35°C afternoon	2,471 ft	2,920 ft	2,371 ft	3,556 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,556 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at PAAK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PADK Adak Airport	92 nm W	7,790 ft
PASN St Paul Island Airport	327 nm NE	6,500 ft
PACD Cold Bay Airport	445 nm NE	10,179 ft
PABE Bethel Airport	655 nm NE	6,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAAK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAAK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at PAAK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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