PAUN · Unalakleet Airport

UNALAKLEET, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

5,900

Longest ft · 15/33

63.89N

160.80W

Unalakleet Airport serves Unalakleet, Alaska at 27 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 5,900 by 150 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
15/33	5,900 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	1,900 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 27 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)	27 ft	2,443 ft	2,113 ft	3,169 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,227 ft	2,677 ft	2,239 ft	3,359 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,427 ft	2,911 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft
35°C afternoon	2,433 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 5,900 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,550 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 PAUN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAGA Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport	113 nm NE	6,000 ft
PAOM Nome Airport	127 nm W	6,176 ft
PANI Aniak Airport	143 nm S	6,200 ft
PAMC McGrath Airport	150 nm E	5,936 ft
PAOT Ralph Wien Memorial Airport	185 nm N	6,300 ft
PABE Bethel Airport	189 nm S	6,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAUN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at PAUN, 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 PAUN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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