Allakaket Airport (PFAL), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Allakaket Airport (PFAL) is an unattended gravel-runway field in the Alaskan interior, serving general aviation traffic with no on-field fuel or customs service. The nearest customs airport of entry is Fairbanks (PAFA), about 157 nautical miles away.
Runways
Allakaket Airport has one unpaved runway, 05/23, 4,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Allakaket Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 157 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Allakaket Airport recorded 250 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Traffic at PFAL builds through the year, with business aviation operations peaking in September before tapering off toward winter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 39 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Allakaket Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Activate MIRL for runway 05/23 on CTAF.
Runway 05/23 is marked with lights and cones.
Runway condition is not monitored. A visual inspection is recommended prior to landing.
Snow removal operations occur during winter. Monitor CTAF.
The rotating beacon may not be observed from northern quadrants at low altitudes.
A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -43C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Allakaket Airport has two airfields within 43 NM. The closest is Bettles (PABT), 33.83 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PFAL
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at PFAL.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at PFAL?
PFAL has a single gravel runway, 05/23, measuring 4,000 feet long and 100 feet wide. There is no paved surface at Allakaket, and runway condition is not monitored, so a visual inspection is recommended before landing.
Is fuel available at Allakaket Airport (PFAL)?
Allakaket Airport (PFAL) has no confirmed fuel service listed in airport data. Pilots operating into this unattended field should plan fuel loads assuming no on-field fuel availability.
Where is the nearest customs airport to PFAL?
The nearest customs airport of entry to Allakaket (PFAL) is Fairbanks International (PAFA), located approximately 157 nautical miles away. PFAL itself has no onsite customs processing.