King Salmon
AKN · PAKNKing Salmon Airport
Passengers a year
79.5K
#229 busiest in the U.S.
15
nonstop destinations
10
airlines
12
departures a day
48.0%
load factor
Airlines
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at King Salmon, with 59% of all passengers. 10 airlines fly from here.
Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport
Alaska Airlines holds 59% of the airport — the 48th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is TEB at 59%.
| Airline | Share | Passengers | Seats YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
AS | 59.0% | 46.9K | 1 | -4.9% |
KAT Katmai Air59% full | 19.8% | 15.7K | 2 | — |
VC Sterling Airways52% full | 10.3% | 8.2K | 1 | — |
GV Grant Aviation15% full | 6.0% | 4.8K | 12 | — |
KO Alaska Central Express77% full | 4.9% | 3.9K | — | — |
Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.
Destinations
14 domestic and 1 international nonstop destinations from King Salmon, across 1 countries.
83% domestic · 17% international · by departing passengers
Top domestic destinations
Alaska Airlines · Sterling Airways
724724 departing · 25% full
Grant Aviation
Egegik (EGX)
380380 departing · 21% full
Grant Aviation
Port Heiden (PTH)
343343 departing · 19% full
Grant Aviation
Levelock (KLL)
289289 departing · 19% full
Grant Aviation
Pilot Point (PIP)
206206 departing · 15% full
Grant Aviation
South Naknek (WSN)
118118 departing · 11% full
Grant Aviation
Chignik Lake (KCQ)
8686 departing · 14% full
Grant Aviation
Igiugig (IGG)
6767 departing · 11% full
Grant Aviation
Perryville (KPV)
5151 departing · 7% full
Grant Aviation
Top international destinations
RBH (RBH)
6.1K6,129 departing · 12.1K12,057 both ways
Katmai Air
All nonstop destinations
15 nonstop · 4 airlines · 14 domestic / 1 intl
Aircraft
By share of departures at King Salmon.
Body class · share of departures
Cessna C206
1,117 departures · 13% full
26.0%
Cessna 208 Caravan
825 departures · 17% full
19.2%
De Havilland DHC3 Otter
688 departures · 64% full
16.0%
De Havilland DHC2 Beaver
394 departures · 50% full
9.2%
Pilatus PC-12
375 departures · 59% full
8.7%
- Regional
292 departures · 47% full
6.8%
Saab 2000
191 departures · 52% full
4.5%
Beech 1900 A
180 departures · 77% full
4.2%
- Narrowbody
86 departures · 41% full
2.0%
Piper PA-31
39 departures · 3% full
0.9%
When King Salmon is busiest
Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.
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Departures a month · peak July 2026
Annual passengers since 1990
Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.
Passengers a year
Every year
- 1990
- 60,478
- 1991
- 47,705
- 1992
- 46,149
- 1993
- 47,312
- 1994
- 43,306
- 1995
- 46,026
- 1996
- 55,174
- 1997
- 41,707
- 1998
- 46,107
- 1999
- 41,630
- 2000
- 32,874
- 2001
- 21,754
- 2002
- 79,890
- 2003
- 89,302
- 2004
- 117,735
- 2005
- 110,439
- 2006
- 113,480
- 2007
- 122,895
- 2008
- 114,886
- 2009
- 114,322
- 2010
- 113,953
- 2011
- 113,010
- 2012
- 106,182
- 2013
- 103,125
- 2014
- 91,616
- 2015
- 91,787
- 2016
- 94,577
- 2017
- 85,873
- 2018
- 96,552
- 2019
- 99,535
- 2020
- 46,323
- 2021
- 71,394
- 2022
- 78,377
- 2023
- 79,929
- 2024
- 80,369
- 2025
- 76,044
- 2026
- 52,285 so far
Frequently asked
How busy is King Salmon Airport (AKN)?
King Salmon Airport handled about 79.5K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #229 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 12 departures a day.
Which airline is the largest at King Salmon Airport (AKN)?
Alaska Airlines is the largest carrier at King Salmon (AKN), flying about 59% of its passengers. 10 airlines serve King Salmon in total.
How many places can you fly nonstop from King Salmon Airport (AKN)?
King Salmon (AKN) has 15 nonstop destinations — 14 domestic and 1 international across 1 countries.
What aircraft flies most from King Salmon Airport (AKN)?
The Cessna C206 flew the largest share of departures from King Salmon (AKN), about 26% of the total.
Departing counts passengers leaving King Salmon; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).