| Kobuk Airport | |
| Iata: | OBU |
| Icao: | PAOB |
| Faa: | OBU |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
| City-Served: | Kobuk, Alaska |
| Elevation-F: | 142 |
| Coordinates: | 66.9122°N -156.8972°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Alaska |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Alaska |
| Pushpin Label: | OBU |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 9/27 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,020 |
| R1-Surface: | Gravel |
| Stat-Year: | 2011 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 5,000 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Kobuk Airport (Iñupiaq: Laugviik Mirviak) is a state-owned public-use airport located in Kobuk, a city in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 1,176 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 1,048 in 2009, and 1,255 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]
Kobuk Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 142 feet (43 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a gravel surface measuring 4,020 by 75 feet (1,225 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 29, 2011, the airport had 5,000 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day, 100% air taxi.
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:Prior to its bankruptcy and cessation of all operations, Ravn Alaska served the airport from multiple locations.
| Rank | Destination | Airport | Passengers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2012 | ||||
| 1 | Kotzebue, AK | Ralph Wien Memorial (OTZ) | 1,190 | 1,040 | |
| 2 | Shungnak, AK | Shungnak Airport (SHG) | 130 | 130 | |
| 3 | Ambler, AK | Ambler Airport (ABL) | 30 | 20 | |
| 4 | Selawik, AK | Selawik Airport (WLK) | 30 | 20 | |
| 5 | Noorvik, Alaska | Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial (ORV) | 20 | 10 | |
| 6 | Kiana, Alaska | Bob Baker Memorial (IAN) | 20 | 10 | |
| 7 | Fairbanks, Alaska | Fairbanks International (FAI) | 10 | <10 | |
| 8 | Prospect Creek, AK | Prospect Creek Airport (PPC) | <10 | <10 | |
| 9 | Barrow, AK | Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial (BRW) | <10 | <10 | |
| 10 | Anchorage, AK | Ted Stevens Anchorage International (ANC) | <10 | <10 | |
