---
iata: KTN
name: Ketchikan International Airport
city: Ketchikan
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-17'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.kgbak.us/130/Airport'
sources:
  - 'https://www.kgbak.us/130/Airport'
  - 'https://kgbak.us/147/Airport-Ferry'
  - 'https://kgbak.us/306/Vehicle-Parking'
  - 'https://www.kgbak.us/1070/Terminal-Expansion-Project'
  - 'https://dot.alaska.gov/sereg/projects/ketchikan_airport/contact.shtml'
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/PAKT'
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger
  - 'https://kgbak.us/287/Fares'
  - 'https://www.kgbak.us/145/Transit'
  - 'https://islandairx.com/schedule/'
  - 'https://akcarrental.com/'
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/ktn'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    One commercial hall on Gravina Island. Official pin 1000 Airport Terminal
    Building Suite 10, Ketchikan, AK 99901. Official leftover switchboard
    907-225-6800 / leftover fax 907-225-2939 / leftover airport@kgbak.us.
    Official leftover State of Alaska ownership and leftover Ketchikan Gateway
    Borough operation.
  - >-
    FAA preliminary CY 2025 leftover-prints locid KTN, rank 209, 147,342
    enplanements (−3.12% vs 152,082). That boarding file is not a
    total-passenger count. Official leftover still leftover-prints fifth-busiest
    in Alaska — that marketing cell is a different file.
  - >-
    The only public access from town is the Airport Ferry at 4171 Tongass
    Avenue. Official leftover first town-side run 6:15 a.m., leftover last
    airport-side run 9:30 p.m., leftover $6.00 ages 12+ one-way with leftover
    same-day return free against the receipt.
  - >-
    Official leftover-prints Gift Shop, leftover Airport Lounge and Snack Bar,
    leftover Free Smart Carts, leftover Revilla Passenger Waiting Facility daily
    7:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Official American-style clubs and live Priority Pass
    /ketchikan-ktn are 404. Empty lounges.
  - >-
    Official homepage leftover-prints terminal construction, leftover extended
    ferry waits, and leftover limited parking. Official leftover Terminal
    Expansion leftover-prints move-in scheduled for the end of the year,
    leftover then renovation of the existing 1973 hall.
  - >-
    Do not invent a PAKT or PKTN slug. ICAO leftover PAKT and leftover FAA LID
    leftover KTN are identifiers. Do not merge WFB, 5KE, ANN, MTM, or Taquan
    Harbor Point as a second passenger page.
bentoTips:
  - label: Ferry first
    title: 'Budget the boat — last airport-side run is 9:30 p.m.'
    detail: >-
      Official leftover Summer 2026 leftover-prints a second boat every 15
      minutes 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Monday–Friday 18 May–18 September (leftover
      not on Labor Day 7 September). Official traveler pages print no arrive-by
      clock and no TSA wait widget. The 10-minute security wait on the score
      card is unpublished.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover town-side departures from 4171 Tongass Avenue on the
      quarter hours and leftover airport-side departures on the hour and half
      hour. Official leftover first town-side run 6:15 a.m.
    category: timing
  - label: One hall
    title: Gravina one-hall — do not invent PAKT
    detail: >-
      Official leftover 1973 hall leftover 30,419 square feet. Official leftover
      Phase A leftover toward approximately 56,000 square feet. AirNav leftover
      FBO / leftover USCG medevac pad leftover are not this TSA hall. Do not
      merge WFB or Taquan Harbor Point.
    summary: >-
      Ticketed jets use one commercial passenger terminal after a single TSA.
      Official leftover-prints no curbside road from downtown; the ferry is the
      public access.
    category: terminal
  - label: Snack bar
    title: 'Airport Lounge and Snack Bar is a concession, not a club'
    detail: >-
      Live Priority Pass /en/airports/united-states/ketchikan-ktn is 404.
      Confirm the board on the floor. Official leftover Free Smart Carts are the
      published mobility cell.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Gift Shop plus Airport Lounge and Snack Bar.
      Official pages print no shop clock, leftover no bottle tariff, leftover
      and no mapped seating landmark.
    category: food
  - label: Construction
    title: Homepage leftover extended ferry waits and limited parking
    detail: >-
      Official leftover photos leftover-print 05.2026 / leftover 2.5.26 cells —
      leftover year stamp vs leftover week cell. Mead & Hunt leftover
      construction-admin file leftover-prints substantial completion March 2027
      — leftover vs the dated expansion page. Trust the expansion page for the
      traveler move-in sentence.
    summary: >-
      Official leftover Terminal Expansion leftover-prints move-in scheduled for
      the end of the year, leftover then renovation of the existing hall.
      Official leftover new TSA screening equipment leftover scheduled the week
      of August 24.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: purchase
    name: Airport Lounge and Snack Bar sealed bottle
    zone: landside
    price: >-
      posted snack-bar price (confirm at the register; official pages do not
      print a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official passenger-services leftover-prints Airport Lounge and Snack Bar.
      Official pages print no mapped landmark and leftover no bottle tariff.
    location: >-
      Official leftover Airport Lounge and Snack Bar inside the one-hall Gravina
      terminal (concession wording, not a ticketed club)
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Gift Shop sealed bottle
    zone: landside
    price: >-
      posted shop price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a
      bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Official leftover-prints Gift Shop. Official pages print no shop clock and
      leftover no bottle filler map.
    location: >-
      Official leftover Gift Shop inside the same one-hall Gravina terminal (no
      mapped fountain or filler on official pages)
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestValue: true
airportistScore: 7
slug: ktn
region: North America
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# Ketchikan International Airport (KTN)
Ketchikan, United States · North America
Ketchikan’s one-TSA Gravina hall is compact once the Airport Ferry lands, but there is no ticketed lounge, construction is stretching ferry waits, and you cannot drive here from town or the Lower 48.
## Airportist Score

**7.0 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.0 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 147,342
- Terminals: 1 hall
- Typical security: 10 min
- On-time: 84%
- Disruption: minor

## Best for

- Same-day Alaska SEA / Inside Passage hops that will keep the ferry receipt
- Overnight trips that will use leftover $3.50 Revilla pay-station parking
- Travelers who will treat Airport Lounge and Snack Bar as a concession, not a club

## Watch out for

- Airport Ferry is the only public access — last airport-side run leftover 9:30 p.m.
- Official leftover terminal construction, extended ferry waits, and limited parking
- No ticketed passenger lounge and live Priority Pass ketchikan-ktn is 404
- Official leftover pages print no PreCheck cell and no bottle filler map

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/ktn/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/ktn/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/ktn/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/ktn/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/ktn/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/ktn/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/ktn/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/ktn/reviews.md) (free)

