Beaver Airport (PAWB), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Beaver Airport (PAWB) is an unattended public-use field in northern Alaska, serving the community of Beaver. Its single gravel-dirt runway handles a small volume of business aviation traffic, with the nearest customs service located at Fairfield International Airport (PAFA), about 94 nautical miles away.
Runways
Beaver Airport has one unpaved runway, 05/23, 3,934 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel and dirt 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
Beaver Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 94 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Beaver Airport recorded 105 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Business aviation traffic at PAWB is concentrated in January, July, September and October, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data, with much lower activity in the intervening months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 15 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Beaver Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
The medium intensity runway lights for runway 05/23 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway condition is not monitored; a visual inspection is recommended prior to landing.
Active road traffic crosses the runway 1,000 feet from the runway 05 threshold.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Snow removal operations occur during winter; monitor CTAF.
A weather camera is available online at weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Beaver Airport has one alternate within 47 NM. The nearest alternate is Venetie (PAVE), 46.01 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAWB
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 PAWB.
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 PAWB?
PAWB has a single runway, 05/23, measuring 3,934 feet long and 75 feet wide with a gravel-dirt surface. It is not paved, and the airport is unattended, so pilots operating at Beaver Airport should plan accordingly for runway condition and surface type.
Is the runway condition monitored at Beaver Airport?
No, runway condition at Beaver Airport is not monitored. The operational remarks for PAWB recommend a visual inspection prior to landing, and snow removal operations may occur during winter, so pilots should monitor CTAF for updates.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PAWB?
The nearest customs service to Beaver Airport (PAWB) is at Fairfield International Airport (PAFA), approximately 93.54 nautical miles away. PAWB itself has no onsite customs processing, so international arrivals must clear customs at that alternate location.