Karluk Airport


Karluk Airport is a state owned, public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Karluk, a community in the Kodiak Island Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 135 passenger boardings in 2020. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Scheduled passenger service was subsidized by the U.S. Department of Transportation via the Essential Air Service program until the end of March 2012, after which Island Air Service began providing subsidy-free service.

Facilities and aircraft

Karluk Airport resides at elevation of 137 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with a gravel surface measuring 2,000 by 60 feet. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 555 air taxi aircraft operations, an average of 46 per month.

Airline and destinations

As of January 2026, the only airline with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations is Island Air Service, typically operating 3 flights per week on the Karluk-KYK to Kodiak-ADQ route. This route takes passengers from Karluk Airport to Kodiak Airport and takes about 1 hour. This is the sole route available for direct flights.

Statistics

RankCityAirportPassengers
1Kodiak, AKKodiak Airport (ADQ)250