PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field Airport
Valdez, AK · 3 miles E of VALDEZ, AK
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO PAVD
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 128.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 61-08-03.1990N 146-14-41.1650W
- Lat / Long
- 61.1342219, -146.2447681
- Mag. variation
- 19E (2015)
- Time zone
- UTC -8 (UTC -9 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 10/1952
- ARTCC
- ANCHORAGE CENTER
- FSS
- JUNEAU FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-586-7380]
- NOTAMs facility
- VDZ (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- JAN-DEC MON - FRI 0600-1830, JAN-DEC SAT & SUN 0800-1830
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- ACTVT MALSR RWY 06; REIL RWY 24; PAPI RWY 06; HIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF.
- International operations
- customs landing rights airport
Airport location no published diagram
Range from PAVD
Runways
Longest 6,500 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6500 x 150 ft. / 1981 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 107.0
Runway 6
- Heading
- 062 magnetic, 081 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- LDA/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 57.4 ft.
- Obstructions
- 55 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 242 magnetic, 261 true
- Declared distances
- TORA:6500 TODA:6500 ASDA:6500 LDA:6500
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 128.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 77 ft. trees, 1580 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 3
Approaches — IAP 1
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf
- 122.9
- Wx Awos-3p
- 118.8 (907-560-7614)
- Approach Lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Instrument Approach
- LDA/DME
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A A:PPR - 907-834-6933.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A A:PPR - 907-834-6933.
- Airframe service
- MINOR
- Powerplant service
- MINOR
Ownership
- Manager
- DAVE WILEY BOX 507 VALDEZ, AK 99686 Phone 907-835-5658
- Manager phone
- 907-835-5658
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.