Juneau International Airport

Juneau International Airport (IATA: JNU, ICAO: PAJN) is a city-owned, public-use airport and seaplane base about 7 nautical miles northwest of downtown Juneau. FAA figures for 2024 list 730,000 passengers.[1]

Location and facilities

The airport lies about 7 nautical miles (8 miles) northwest of downtown at 25 feet above sea level. It has an asphalt runway, 8/26, of 8,857 by 150 feet and a water runway for seaplanes, 8W/26W, of 4,600 by 150 feet.[1]

History

During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airport as a transport link to the Aleutians, and Lend-Lease aircraft passed through it on the way to the Soviet Union. Pan American World Airways was among the first major airlines to serve Juneau and by 1947 flew daily DC-4 service to Seattle. Jet service arrived in the early 1960s, with Pan Am Boeing 707s by 1963, and Alaska Airlines began serving Juneau in the late 1960s after acquiring Alaska Coastal Airlines and Cordova Airlines.[1]

Traffic and service

FAA data for 2024 show 730,000 passengers, 13,915 scheduled departures and 27 million pounds of freight. From July 2024 to June 2025 Alaska Airlines carried about 88 percent of passengers, and the busiest routes were Seattle–Tacoma with 189,710 passengers, Anchorage with 80,580 and Sitka with 24,650. Alaska Seaplanes links about 13 Southeast Alaska communities, and Delta Air Lines serves Seattle–Tacoma seasonally.[1]

FAQs

Where is Juneau International Airport? About 7 nautical miles northwest of downtown Juneau.

Who owns it? It is city-owned.

Which airline carries most passengers? Alaska Airlines, about 88 percent.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Juneau International Airport

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