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PACV · Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport

ICAO · US · 15 NTSB events

ID PACV Elev 54 ft Lat 60° 29.51' N Lon 145° 28.68' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 114.2° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
27 294.2° 7,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
16 180.7° 1,934 ft 30 ft GVL No —
34 0.7° 1,934 ft 30 ft GVL No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 134.800
  • CTAF CTAF 123.600
  • A/D ANCHORAGE APP/DEP 133.600
  • FSS JUNEAU RDO 122.200

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  • NDB GCR

    Glacier River

    0.40 MHz · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 32 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09–27: H7500X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–90, D–153, 2D–280 PCR 977…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds invof arpt and rwys.

  • Airport attended 1500–0130Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0130Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 16–34: 1934X30 (GRVL) 0.6% up N RWY 34: Trees.
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 RWY 27: TORA–7500 TODA–7500 ASDA–7500 LDA–7500 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 27: EMAS
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 27, ODALS Rwy 09, VASI Rwys 09 and 27, HIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 09 VASI unusbl byd 4 NM, due to obsts.
  • ·Clsd to ACR ops more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR in writing —Amgr Box 598 Cordova, AK 99574.
  • ·Arpt svcs and cond rptg avbl only durg maint duty hr.
  • ·Btn 0100—1600Z‡ snow removal and deice NA.
  • ·Rwy cond rpt reflects day opns only.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 36 in orange cones May 1—Oct 25.
  • ·ARFF eqpt durg ACR act only.
  • ·Arpt sand larger gradation than FAA rcmdd/see AC150/5200–30.
  • ·Gates and doors must be secured at all times; Info—Amgr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-424-3202
  • ·ASOS 134.8 (907) 424–5900.
  • ·CTAF 123.6 CORDOVA RCO 122.2 123.6 (JUNEAU RADIO) ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 269.4 133.6 119.3
  • ·GLACIER RIVER NDB (HW) 404 GCR N60º29.93´ W145º28.47´ at fld. 58/17E.
  • ·ORCA BAY NDB (HW) 233 ALJ N60º28.79´ W146º35.25´ 070º 33.0 NM to fld. 31/18E.
  • ·NDB unusable: 321º–341º byd 40NM blo 7,400´ ILS/DME 110.7 I–CDV Chan 44 Rwy 27.
  • ·LOC unusable beyond 10º north of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Juneau FSS dial 1–866–297–2236.
  • ·Cordova Wx–424–7614 OR 122.65 COTTONWOOD LAKE SPB (See WASILLA on page 255) COUNCIL (K29) 1 N UTC–9(–8DT) N64º53.80´ W163º42.21´ 100 NOTAM FILE OME RWY 10–28: 3000X60 (TURF) 0.4% up W RWY 10: Brush.
  • ·Rwy cond not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to ldg.
  • ·Rwy not maintained dur winter.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 nstd markings, marked with cones and thld panels.
  • ·Thld panels faded to white.
  • ·Tall grass on rwy and ramp.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-443-2500
  • ·NOME (H) (H) VORW/DME 115.0 OME Chan 97 N64º29.11´ W165º15.19´ 046º 47.0 NM to fld. 95/11E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Nome FSS dial 1–800–478–8400.

+ 2 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Cordova Mile 13

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · CDV

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 6
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-07-13 Piper PA-18A 150 · CFIT · day →
2004-08-31 Piper PA-14 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2000-07-25 Piper PA-18 · Weather · day →
2000-05-22 Cessna 402C · Ground collision · IMC · day →
2023-09-02 Bellanca 8GCBC · Stall / spin · VMC · dusk →
2007-02-20 Cessna 402C · Gear-up · VMC · dawn →
1991-08-29 Cessna 185-F · Other · VMC · day →
1991-07-02 Cessna 170B · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-05-04 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · day →
1988-09-18 Maule M-4 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1987-10-26 Cessna 402B · Stall / spin · dusk →
1987-08-30 Cessna 180F · Other · VMC · day →
1986-08-19 Cessna 177RG · Other · day →
1984-02-22 Embraer EM-110P1 · Other · night →
1982-11-22 Piper PA-22 · Other · day →

Designees in AK

CFI Flight Instructors 1,010 A&P Mechanics 3,011 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 30 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 7 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 24 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 25 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 7 Schools Flight Schools 20 FBO Fixed Base Operators 55 Clubs Flying Clubs 6 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 4 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 112 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 118 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 119 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 119 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 119 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 119 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 119 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 119 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 119 nm
Michael Brown Anchorage AK 119 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 5 nm
Marc David Cloward Cordova AK 5 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 5 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 5 nm
Kevin Eugene Quinn Cordova AK 5 nm
Blaine Rhys Sproul Cordova AK 5 nm
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 43 nm
Emily Beth Coates Valdez AK 43 nm
James Wesley Young Valdez AK 43 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Davis Glenn Erbey Cordova AK 5 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 5 nm
Steve Craig Ranney Cordova AK 5 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 5 nm
Mark Thomas Frohnapfel Cordova AK 5 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 5 nm
Loren Lee Olsen Cordova AK 5 nm
Jeffrey David Phillips Cordova AK 5 nm
John Dewel Tucker Cordova AK 5 nm
Jay Clarence Perry Cordova AK 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 124 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 135 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 138 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 268 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1053 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1091 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1100 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1124 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1129 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1139 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.