Where is OBU airport?

OBU is a small airport in Kobuk, Alaska, United States, at 66.9123, -156.8970, 42 m above sea level.

What time zone is OBU in?

OBU is in the America/Anchorage time zone, UTC−9 / UTC−8 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use OBU?

5,472 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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OBU — Kobuk Airport

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Small airport in Kobuk, United States.

IATA code: OBU
ICAO code: PAOB
Size: small; OurAirports class
Passengers: 5,472; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 14; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−9 / UTC−8; America/Anchorage
Elevation: 42 m; 138 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 1,225 m

Local time now: —

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About OBU

Kobuk Airport is a small airport serving Kobuk, United States. It is run by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. 5,472 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 14 nonstop routes from OBU.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from OBU

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
OBU → SHG	Shungnak, United States	12 km	2,407
OBU → OTZ	Kotzebue, United States	250 km	1,670
OBU → ABL	Ambler, United States	47 km	757
OBU → FAI	Fairbanks, United States	474 km	498
OBU → BTT	Bettles, United States	235 km	38
OBU → IAN	Kiana, United States	155 km	29
OBU → WLK	Selawik, United States	140 km	28
OBU → AET	Allakaket, United States	193 km	15
OBU → HUS	Hughes, United States	152 km	13
OBU → AIN	Wainwright, United States	434 km	9
OBU → GAL	Galena, United States	243 km	3
OBU → HSL	Huslia, United States	138 km	2
OBU → ORV	Noorvik, United States	181 km	2
OBU → RBY	Ruby, United States	252 km	1

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at OBU

8E Bering Air · 1,148 flights
8V Wright Air Service · 262 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SHG	Shungnak Airport	Shungnak, United States	12 km
ABL	Ambler Airport	Ambler, United States	47 km
HSL	Huslia Airport	Huslia, United States	137 km
WLK	Selawik Airport	Selawik, United States	140 km

Distance from OBU to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
OBU → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,726 km	—
OBU → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,435 km	—
OBU → CDG	Paris, France	7,032 km	—
OBU → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,978 km	—
OBU → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,999 km	—
OBU → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,692 km	—
OBU → JFK	New York, United States	5,641 km	—
OBU → ATL	Atlanta, United States	5,856 km	—
OBU → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,431 km	—
OBU → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	10,264 km	—
OBU → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,270 km	—
OBU → DOH	Doha, Qatar	9,508 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
09/27	1,225 m	23 m	Gravel	No

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kobuk, Alaska, United States · 66.9123, -156.8970

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Questions

Kobuk Airport has the IATA code OBU and the ICAO code PAOB. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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