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PAVL · Kivalina Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID PAVL Elev 13 ft Lat 67° 44.07' N Lon 164° 33.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 3,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 137° 3,000 ft 60 ft GVL Yes —
30 317° 3,000 ft 60 ft GVL 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

  • ASOS ASOS 135.800
  • CTAF CTAF/UNICOM 122.800
  • A/D ANCHORAGE CNTR 119.200
  • FSS KOTZEBUE RDO 122.550

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 3 matched · 4 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • 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)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate MIRL RY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 - 122.8

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.8: click mic to activate ROTG BCN. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT ROTG BCN - 122.8

  • 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 DUMP ON APCH TO RY 12.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (4 sentences)
  • ·RY CONDITION NOT MONITORED; RECOMMEND VISUAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO LANDING.
  • ·ACFT PARKING APRON LCTD 1500 FT S OF RY 30 THR; OLD RY USED AS TWY TO PARKING APRON.
  • ·BE ALERT RY 12/30 HAS NUMEROUS SOFT SPOTS MAY THRU OCT.
  • ·WX CAMERA AVBL ON INTERNET AT HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV RY 12/30 MKD WITH REFLECTIVE CONES.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · KVL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 3

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1997-09-14 Cessna 402C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1995-04-17 Douglas C54GDC · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1994-02-26 Cessna 402 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1993-06-12 Cessna 402 · Other · day →
1993-05-25 Cessna 402B · Other · IMC · day →
1983-02-09 Cessna 207A · 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
Craig Mead Kenmonth Fairbanks AK 442 nm
David Christopher Matthews Fairbanks AK 442 nm
Walter Maurice Warner Willow AK 516 nm
Martin Eric Hinshaw Wasilla AK 533 nm
Ray Larue Hodges Wasilla AK 533 nm
Stacia Joyce Wasilla AK 533 nm
John Doy Jeffers Palmer AK 539 nm
Rex Lee Gray Palmer AK 539 nm
Dean Stewart Paulson Eagle River AK 545 nm
Brenton Kennedy Anchorage AK 555 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
John August Walker Kotzebue AK 70 nm
James Robert Dau Kotzebue AK 70 nm
David William Olson Nome AK 195 nm
Andrew Thomas Smircich Nome AK 195 nm
Ryan Edward Woehler Nome AK 195 nm
Benjamin Stratton Rowe Nome AK 195 nm
Timothy Todd Daniels Unalakleet AK 248 nm
Bradley Dale Scotton Galena AK 258 nm
Justin Wayne Zimmerman Galena AK 258 nm
Robert Joseph Mercier Jr Barrow AK 280 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 August Walker Kotzebue AK 70 nm
David William Shrader Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Eric David Sieh Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Steven Lee Cantine Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Colton David Sieh Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Randy Allen Scherer Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Hiram W Walker Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Tim M Tessier Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Shawn David Nelson Kotzebue AK 70 nm
Johnny Ja Ku Kotzebue AK 70 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircom Avionics, Inc.
Fairbanks, AK
 439 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Palmer, AK
 539 nm
Avionics Specialists of Alaska
Anchorage, AK
 543 nm
Northern Lights Avionics, Inc
Anchorage, AK
 543 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 1694 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 1731 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 1741 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 1768 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 1772 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 1782 nm

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