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PAVD · Valdez Pioneer Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID PAVD Elev 121 ft Lat 61° 7.96' N Lon 146° 14.79' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 081° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
24 261° 6,500 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.800
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR ANCHORAGE CNTR 119.300
  • FSS JUNEAU RDO 122.200

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open PAVD on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB MNL

    Mineral Creek

    0.52 MHz · LO · LOW

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 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 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06; REIL Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06; REIL Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 06–24: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 06–24: H6500X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–107, D–187, 2D–346 PCR 40…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 06; REIL Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 06; REIL Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06; HIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
  • ·252 ALASKA – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – THOMPSON PASS (K55) 17 E UTC–9(–8DT) N61º10.64´ W145º41.31´ 2080 NOTAM FILE JNU RWY 05–23: 2530X9 (TURF–GRVL) RWY 05: Brush.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 unsafe for lndg, tkof or TGL due to debris on rwy – amgr.
  • ·Rwy cond unmnt: rcmd visual insp prior to use.
  • ·Unctld vehicle tfc on rwy.
  • ·Rwy end 23: Pwr line crosses hill on apch end.
  • ·Rwy end 05: first 300 ft soft & rutted. 1 ft grass & brush first 1200 ft; remainder 10 ft brush.
  • ·Rwy 05–23: E side 9 ft unusbl; rmng overgrown with 4 ft brush.
  • ·Rwy 05–23: east half of rwy overgrown 10 ft brush; strip 10 x 2270 ft unusable.
  • ·West half of rwy loose gravel and small brush to 6 in.
  • ·Rwy 05–23 soft aft rain, rises slightly at each end.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-269-8400
  • ·CTAF 122.9 RCO 122.55 (JUNEAU RADIO)
  • ·MINERAL CREEK NDB (MHW) 524 MNL N61º07.45´ W146º21.13´ 061º 19.6 NM to fld. 21/19E.
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–6500 TODA–6500 ASDA–6500 LDA–6500 RWY 24: TORA–6500 TODA–6500 ASDA–6500 LDA–6500
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1500–0330Z‡, Sat–Sun 1700–0330Z‡.
  • ·Fuel A: PPR – 907–834–6933.
  • ·Maint hrs Mon–Fri 1500–0330Z‡; Sat–Sun 1700–0330Z‡.
  • ·Alert: durg strong N wind; midfld and E end rwy wind may be much hyr than AWOS indcd.
  • ·Class I, ARFF Index: clsd to acr ops more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR in writing–AMGR PO Box 507 Valdez, AK 99686; FAX 907–835–5849.
  • ·Arpt sand lrgr than FAA rcmdd/see AC 150/5200–30. 1675 x 200 ft SW ptn of ramp not mntnd Nov 1 to Apr 15.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –10C.
  • ·Alert: See Special Notices—Port Valdez Area.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 907-835-5658
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.8 (907) 560–7614.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 RCO 122.2 (JUNEAU RADIO) ANCHORAGE CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.3 269.4
  • ·MINERAL CREEK NDB (MHW) 524 MNL N61º07.45´ W146º21.13´ 060º 3.2 NM to fld. 21/19E.
  • ·NDB unusable: 320º–010º byd 15 NM LDA/DME 109.5 I–VDZ Chan 32 Rwy 06.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 10º left of course; unusable byd 25º rgt of course; byd 11.2 NM blw 4,635´.
  • ·DME unusable byd 10º left of course; unusable byd 20º rgt of course; byd 11.2 NM blw 4,635´.

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

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Valdez Number 2

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · VDZ

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 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=5

  • Other 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-12-16 ROBINSON HELICOPTER COMPANY R44 II · Engine failure · day →
2015-04-14 Cessna 180 · Weather · IMC · day →
1992-02-12 RICHARD C. BALLOW KITFOX 1 · Other · day →
1987-04-05 Piper PA-18 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1985-04-19 Bell BH-206-B · 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 86 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 87 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 87 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 88 nm
Bruce Cummings Anchorage AK 88 nm
Carol Zerbe Anchorage AK 88 nm
Daniel Jonathan Larocque Anchorage AK 88 nm
Greg Emory Stoddard Anchorage AK 88 nm
Hon Kagen Kinzie Anchorage AK 88 nm
Mark Roger Greig Anchorage AK 88 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
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 4 nm
Emily Beth Coates Valdez AK 4 nm
James Wesley Young Valdez AK 4 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 4 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 40 nm
Marc David Cloward Cordova AK 40 nm
Stephen Lee Richards Cordova AK 40 nm
Brad David Sjostedt Cordova AK 40 nm
Kevin Eugene Quinn Cordova AK 40 nm
Blaine Rhys Sproul Cordova AK 40 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
Gary Morris Kennedy Valdez AK 4 nm
James Michael Williams Valdez AK 4 nm
Nathanael Alistair Taylor Valdez AK 4 nm
Daniel Andrew Van Der Meulen Valdez AK 4 nm
Alvaro Jose Carbono Ng Valdez AK 4 nm
Grant Avery Simmons Ii Valdez AK 4 nm
Michael Edward Haley Valdez AK 4 nm
Michael Sand Lamoreux Valdez AK 4 nm
Davis Glenn Erbey Cordova AK 40 nm
Terry Monroe Kennedy Cordova AK 40 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
 86 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 104 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 108 nm
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 225 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1092 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1131 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1140 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1164 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1170 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1179 nm

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