Nikolai Airport (PAFS)

Nikolai: Population 125 -- This is the first of many Native villages along the Iditarod Trail. In 1963, the local residents cleared their own airstrip.  This made year-round access to the outside world possible. This is Iditarod checkpoint #7. To learn more about the Iditarod, it's airports, and the race itself, go to the Iditarod.com website.