FAA facility Seaplane base

AKUTAN

AKUTAN, ALASKA FAA KQA Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

E/W 10,000 × 1,000 ft · Water (excellent) · Unlighted

E W

Runway-end details

Runway E/W end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
E	—	—	—	—	—	—
W	—	—	—	—	—	—

Communications

2 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
CTAF	122.9	—
KQA AWOS-3	129.05	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

AKUTAN Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-03-19 KQA

AKUTAN Observed 2026-04-16 through 2026-07-09 KQA

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: KQA
Type: Seaplane base C
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: Not listed
Repair: Not listed
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: AKUTAN, AK
County: Aleutians East
FAA region: Alaskan region
Coordinates: 54.13390, -165.77838
Elevation: 0.0 ft (STATE)

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Weather stations

KQA Commissioned 2013-04-11 AWOS-3

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.