AKN Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at King Salmon Airport with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top Airlines at AKN Right Now
2 aircraft tracked
Snapshot from 03:01 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 Beaver and CESSNA T206 Turbo Stationair are tied at the top of the AKN pattern with 1 aircraft each. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
Snapshot from 03:01 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
About King Salmon Airport
AKN's busiest nonstop destination is ANC, at 63 flights a week. 16 scheduled destinations overall, served by 11 airlines. Based in King Salmon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every few minutes. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's position at broadcast time.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the AKN radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for AKN traffic actually reflect AKN traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Positions refresh every few minutes. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.