About FAA Alaska
The Alaskan Region administers the largest single concentration of public-use airports per capita in the country, spanning roughly 200 community airports and seaplane bases that are often the only year-round link to the road network for the villages they serve. The FAA assigns each airport in the United States to one of nine administrative regions; this region's office at Anchorage, AK handles airport certification, safety inspections, federal-grant coordination, and overall coordination with the air-traffic-control facilities physically inside its territory.
For travelers, the most useful thing to know about a region is which of its airports is the closest hub for the trip you are planning, and which secondary or regional airports could spare you a longer drive to the major hub. The featured airports below cover the largest gateways inside the Alaskan Region, and the state list below that gives you a way to drill into every public-use airport the region covers.
States & territories in the Alaska region
| State / territory | Code | Total airports | Large hubs | Medium hubs | Regional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | AK |
711 | 1 | 81 | 629 |
Featured airports inside the Alaska region
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Large hub · field elevation 152 ft
Adak Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 18 ft
Aleknagik / New Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 66 ft
Allen Army Airfield
Medium hub · field elevation 1,291 ft
Ambler Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 334 ft
Anaktuvuk Pass Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 2,102 ft
Aniak Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 88 ft
Annette Island Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 119 ft
Anvik Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 291 ft
Arctic Village Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 2,092 ft
Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr Memorial Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 96 ft
Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport
Medium hub · field elevation 2 ft