Noatak Airport Relocation
Project No. 61478

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is planning to relocate the Noatak Airport. The purpose of the proposed relocation project is to provide the Village of Noatak with a safe, reliable, and cost effective facility that would provide the community with adequate access, support the community’s long-term development goals, and be consistent with current FAA safety regulations.

As part of the relocation, DOT&PF proposes the following summarized list of actions, more fully described in the Environmental Assessment:

• Construct a new runway, apron, taxiway, and lighting.
• Construct a new Snow Removal Equipment Building (SREB).
• Construct a road from Noatak to the relocated airport, with a bridge crossing Kuchoruk Creek.
• Develop local material sources and access.
• Acquire necessary Right-of-Way for the new airport and access road.
• Existing Noatak Airport to be deactivated after relocated airport is operational.

Noatak Airport project area and proposed material sources.

Project Status

The DOT&PF, in cooperation with the FAA, completed a Final Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which is required for this project.

• Notice of Availability (NOA)
• Noatak Comment Sheet
• Final Environmental Assessment (With appendices) 102mb
• Final Environmental Assessment (Report only) 30mb
• Appendices:
• Appendix A – FAA and DOT&PF Correspondence 5mb
• Appendix B – Noatak River Bank Erosion Studies 7mb
• Appendix C – Noatak Road and Airport Feasibility Analysis 12mb
• Appendix D – Essential Fish Habitat Assessment 15mb
• Appendix E – Public and Agency Coordination 21mb
• Appendix F – Estimated Project CO2 Emission Outputs 1mb
• Appendix G – Section 4(F) Finding 2mb
• Appendix H – Section 106 Consultation 12mb
• Appendix I – Noatak Wetland and Habitat Study 7mb

Completed reports and other relevant information on work completed to date can be found on the documents page.

Anticipated Project Schedule:
Right-of-way acquisition and design	2024 and 2025
Construction	2026 through 2028