Nikolai Airport (IATA: NIB, ICAO: PAFS, FAA LID: FSP) is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) northeast of the central business district of Nikolai, a city in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska.[1]

Nikolai Airport
IATA: NIB ICAO: PAFS FAA LID: FSP
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region
Serves	Nikolai, Alaska
Elevation AMSL	441 ft / 134 m
Coordinates	63°01′07″N 154°21′30″W
Map
NIB Location of airport in Alaska
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4/22 4,003 1,220 Gravel
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 364 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, a decrease of 21% from the 459 enplanements in 2007.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned FSP by the FAA and NIB by the IATA[4] (which assigned FSP to Saint Pierre Airport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon[5]).

Facilities

Nikolai Airport covers an area of 76 acres (31 ha) at an elevation of 441 feet (134 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with a gravel surface measuring 4,003 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m).[1]

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for FSP, effective May 19, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for FSP
  • AirNav airport information for PAFS
  • ASN accident history for NIB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations for PAFS
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for FSP

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