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PALB · Larsen Bay Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID PALB Elev 87 ft Lat 57° 32.11' N Lon 153° 58.59' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,690 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,690 ft 75 ft GRVL-G No —
22 — 2,690 ft 75 ft GRVL-G 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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·ALASKA 159 LARSEN BAY (2A3)(PALB) 0 SE UTC–9(–8DT) N57º32.11´ W153º58.60´ 87 B NOTAM FILE ENA RWY 04–22: 2690X75 (GRVL) MIRL 0.5% up SW RWY 04: Brush.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 04–22 and rotating bcn—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy condition not monitored, recommend visual inspection prior to using.
  • ·Loose 3´ to 6´ rocks on Southeast rwy edge full length.
  • ·Rwy 04 ovrn soft with deep ruts.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 slopes down toward midpoint.
  • ·Rwy 04 and Rwy 22 thld marked with lgts, plastic reflectors and thld panels.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-487-4952
  • ·KODIAK (H) (H) VORW/DME 117.1 ODK Chan 118 N57º46.50´ W152º20.39´ 241º 54.7 NM to fld. 133/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 190º–310º byd 15 NM blo 12,000´ DME unusable: 154º–265º byd 15 NM blo 12,000´ 266º–305º 306º–341º byd 15 NM blo 12,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·LAWING (9Z9) 1 N UTC–9(–8DT) N60º24.71´ W149º22.16´ 484 NOTAM FILE ENA RWY 15–33: 2355X60 (GRVL) 0.6% up NW RWY 15: Trees.
  • ·Rwy cond unmon, rcmnd visual insp bfr use.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 thr panels dmgd, undulates, soft durg spring, ruts E side.
  • ·Windsock blw treeline, may be unreliable.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-288-2428
  • ·KENAI (H) (H) VORW/DME 117.6 ENA Chan 123 N60º36.88´ W151º11.71´ 083º 55.5 NM to fld. 115/19E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 348º–015º byd 20 NM DME unusable: 355º–041º byd 35 NM blo 2,000´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: For a toll free call to Kenai FSS dial 1–866–864–1737.
  • ·LAWRENCE AIRSTRIP (See WASILLA on page 256) KODIAK ANCHORAGE AK, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

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Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Ground collision 3
  • Other 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1996-07-25 Piper PA-18-150 · Weather · day →
1995-06-06 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-01-01 Cessna 120 · Ground collision · day →
1986-09-13 Cessna 310J · Ground collision · day →
1985-03-06 Cessna 172H · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1983-11-08 Piper PA28-181 · Other · VMC · 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
Darlene Kellogg Rudisill Kasilof AK 188 nm
Keith Ham Kasilof AK 188 nm
Bradford Holt Moose Pass AK 226 nm
Richard Wallace Girdwood AK 252 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 261 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 261 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 261 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 261 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 261 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 261 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
William Cecil Deal Iii Kodiak AK 52 nm
Paul Horn Kodiak AK 52 nm
Glen Iley Eaton Kodiak AK 52 nm
Jerry Carl Borshard Kodiak AK 52 nm
Christopher Downing Kodiak AK 52 nm
Erik Alexander Howard Kodiak AK 52 nm
Josiah Gerrit Thalhofer Kodiak AK 52 nm
William Russell Jacobson Kodiak AK 52 nm
Sean Colin Barry Kodiak AK 52 nm
Theodore Mccabe Keenan Kodiak AK 52 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
John Riley Morton Kodiak AK 52 nm
Dean Thomas Andrew Kodiak AK 52 nm
David John Hilty Kodiak AK 52 nm
Wes Arnold Osowski Kodiak AK 52 nm
Paul Horn Kodiak AK 52 nm
Kyle Benjamin Eaton Kodiak AK 52 nm
Taj Harrison Shoemaker Kodiak AK 52 nm
Eric Scott Carlson Kodiak AK 52 nm
Josiah Gerrit Thalhofer Kodiak AK 52 nm
Thomas Stephen Routh Kodiak AK 52 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 251 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 254 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 285 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 472 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1227 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1268 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1274 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1289 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1298 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1304 nm

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