Ketchikan International Airport – KTN
Two kilometers from the western section of Ketchikan, Alaska is the state-owned Ketchikan International Airport. The airfield is isolated from the mainland and stands on Gravina Island. To reach the city, passengers passing through KTN-Ketchikan International Airport must board a ferry ride, which takes less than ten minutes only. The ferry’s schedule is every 30 minutes during early spring, fall, and winter. For the rest of spring and the whole of summer, the ferry leaves the island every 15 minutes.
Best Time to Visit
Covering more than a thousand hectares, KTN-Ketchikan International Airport stands at about 27 meters above mean sea level and has an asphalt-paved runway stretching to 7,500 feet. The airport today was opened to the public in August 1973, thanks to the efforts of the residents and the studies done by the Alaska State Division of Aviation. Among the first airlines which served the airport was Alaska Airlines and opened the first-ever jet service from the airport to Seattle. For the year 2018, the airport noted almost 16,000 aircraft operations, averaging to 44 activities daily. There are three single-engine aircraft, one multi-engine aircraft, and one jet based at KTN, as well. From the airport, you can visit the town of Creek Street, Loring, and Marguerite Bay.
What to Do & Area Attractions
From the ferry terminal, you can book your rooms at the nearby The Landing Hotel & Restaurant and the Edgewater Inn Restaurant & Marina, both of which are within walking distance from the terminal.
KTN is also near the other airport in the region, RTE-Marguerite Bay Airport, which serves the nearby Ketchinkan too.
