Ketchikan International charts & airport diagram

What PAKT publishes

Airport diagram

The FAA airport diagram for Ketchikan International — runways, taxiways, ramps and hold short lines. Shown in the browser above; the FAA PDF ↗ is the authoritative copy.

Instrument approaches at PAKT

Ketchikan International has 6 published instrument approaches of 3 types (ILS, RNAV (GPS) and LOC). 5 of them offer vertical guidance; ILS gives the lowest minimums. One is circling only — bringing you to the airport rather than a runway, to circle for whichever runway the wind favors at circling minimums.

No published approach to runway WNW and ESE: landing on those ends in instrument conditions means a circling approach or a visual after breaking out.

Takeoff, alternate and surface information

• Takeoff minimums are published for PAKT. Standard is 1 statute mile visibility for one and two engine aircraft (½ mile for more than two) unless this section says otherwise; Part 91 operators are not bound by them but the obstacle notes apply to everyone.
• Ketchikan International has an obstacle departure procedure (ODP): the charted way to clear terrain and obstacles after takeoff in instrument conditions. ATC does not assign it; under Part 91 it is recommended rather than required, and it is what you fly when no SID or radar vectors have been given.
• Non standard alternate minimums are published: if you file PAKT as an IFR alternate, the required forecast is higher than the default 600-2 for precision or 800-2 for non precision approaches. Check the alternate rule tool.