Alaska Aviation System Plan

Karluk

Community Overview: Karluk

Native Community Name:	Kal’ut
Place Name Translation:
Indigenous Language:	Sugt'stun
English Pronunciation:	KAR luck
Harbor Dock:	No
State Ferry:	No
Cargo Barge:	Yes
Road Connection:	No
Coastal:	Yes
Post Office:	Karluk Post Office + 1 (907) 241-2223

ANCSA Regional Corporation:

Koniag, Incorporated

Native Regional Health Care:

Kodiak Area Native Association

ANCSA Regional Non-Profit:

Kodiak Area Native Association

School District:

Kodiak Island Borough School District

Healthcare Facility:

Karluk Public Health Nursing - Kodiak Itinerant Nursing
(907) 486-3319
Karluk Health Clinic - Kodiak Area Native Association
(907) 241-2212

Library:

Disadvantaged Community:

Yes

Connected to National Highway System (NHS):

Yes

Access to Other Public Aviation Facilities:

Yes

Description:

Karluk is accessible by air and water. Regular and charter flights depart from nearby Kodiak. There are both a state-owned gravel airstrip and a seaplane base at Karluk Lake. Several companies offer service between Kodiak and Karluk if a minimum number of passengers charter a plane. Barge service is available twice a month from Kodiak, and goods are lightered to shore by skiff. Karluk does not have a harbor or docking facilities, so landing crafts are used to bring supplies ashore. Local residents who transport their own supplies will anchor off shore and haul their goods with smaller boats or skiffs. There is about one mile of gravel road in the community.

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