Gulkana Airport — Gulkana, United States

GKN is the identifier for Gulkana Airport, a small but important airfield in Gulkana, Alaska, located in the Copper River area along the Richardson Highway. GKN serves as a key stop for general aviation, air taxi services, and flightseeing operators navigating the surrounding wilderness, including routes toward the Wrangell-St. Elias mountains. The airport also has historical ties to aviation weather services and has long supported bush pilots and small operators essential to rural Alaskan life, where many communities lack road access. GKN's runway and facilities cater to smaller aircraft rather than commercial jets, and it functions as a regional hub for transportation, cargo, and emergency services across a sparsely populated stretch of interior Alaska.