Noatak, AK

Noatak is a census-designated place in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough, on the west bank of the Noatak River about 50 miles north of Kotzebue. It began as a fishing and hunting camp in the 1800s, with Inupiat groups long connected to the river corridor. Noatak Airport serves the community, which is off the road system and deeply tied to river travel, su...