Unalakleet

UNK · PAUN

Unalakleet Airport

63.89°, -160.80°AK, United States

Passengers a year

13.9K

#244 busiest in the U.S.

7

nonstop destinations

9

airlines

8

departures a day

45.9%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from UNK, by passengers: OME, SKK, ANC, SMK, WBB, KKA, ELIUNKOMEELISKKKKAANCSMKWBB
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

Bering Air is the largest carrier at Unalakleet, with 77% of all passengers. 9 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

Bering Air holds 77% of the airport — the 26th most concentrated of 118 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is STS at 78%.

AirlineSharePassengers
8E
Bering Air40% full
77.2%10.7K
VC
Sterling Airways69% full
19.8%2.8K
7S
Ryan Air5% full
1.5%213
6F
Fox Aircraft32% full
1.2%168
V8
Iliamna Air Taxi0% full
0.1%14

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand.

Destinations

7 nonstop destinations from Unalakleet, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Nome (OME)

    1.9K departing · 63% full

    Bering Air

  • Shaktoolik (SKK)

    1.4K departing · 28% full

    Bering Air · Ryan Air

  • Anchorage (ANC)

    1.4K departing · 69% full

    Sterling Airways

  • St Michael (SMK)

    857 departing · 18% full

    Bering Air · Ryan Air

  • Stebbins (WBB)

    334 departing · 9% full

    Bering Air

  • Koyuk (KKA)

    209 departing · 8% full

    Bering Air · Ryan Air

  • Elim (ELI)

    61 departing · 56% full

    Bering Air

All nonstop destinations

7 nonstop · 3 airlines · 7 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Unalakleet.

  • Cessna C208B

    1,613 departures · 39% full

    53.1%

  • Cessna C206

    924 departures · 3% full

    30.4%

  • Cessna Skycourier 408

    140 departures · 0% full

    4.6%

  • Beech 200 Super Kingair

    123 departures · 51% full

    4.0%

  • Casa/Nurtanio C212 Aviocar

    69 departures · 0% full

    2.3%

  • Saab 2000

    66 departures · 69% full

    2.2%

  • Beech 1900 A

    46 departures · 47% full

    1.5%

  • Piper PA-31

    26 departures · 32% full

    0.9%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    23 departures · 4% full

    0.8%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    8 departures · 23% full

    0.3%

When Unalakleet is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak March 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
7,549
1991
4,247
2000
5
2002
24,920
2003
25,536
2004
22,973
2005
23,842
2006
25,626
2007
26,219
2008
29,058
2009
25,826
2010
29,173
2011
30,025
2012
31,614
2013
32,961
2014
34,425
2015
35,384
2016
36,592
2017
35,323
2018
35,413
2019
34,398
2020
10,134
2021
16,833
2022
20,940
2023
21,404
2024
17,701
2025
12,585
2026
6,490 so far

Frequently asked

How busy is Unalakleet Airport (UNK)?

Unalakleet Airport handled about 13.9K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #244 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 8 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Unalakleet Airport (UNK)?

Bering Air is the largest carrier at Unalakleet (UNK), flying about 77% of its passengers. 9 airlines serve Unalakleet in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Unalakleet Airport (UNK)?

Unalakleet (UNK) has 7 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

What aircraft flies most from Unalakleet Airport (UNK)?

The Cessna C208B flew the largest share of departures from Unalakleet (UNK), about 53% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Unalakleet. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).