Coldfoot Airport (PACX), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Coldfoot Airport (PACX) is a single-runway gravel strip in Alaska's North Slope Borough, north of the Arctic Circle. It sees limited, seasonally concentrated business aviation traffic and operates unattended year-round. There is no customs facility onsite; the nearest customs airport is Fairbanks (PAFA), about 157 nautical miles away.
Runways
Coldfoot Airport has one unpaved runway, 02/20, 4,011 ft long and 75 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
Coldfoot 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
Coldfoot Airport recorded 789 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Traffic at PACX concentrates heavily in the summer months, with July, August, and September together accounting for the majority of annual business aviation operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 203 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Coldfoot Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway conditions are not monitored. A visual inspection is recommended prior to use.
Activate the medium intensity runway lights for runway 02/20 and the taxiway lights via CTAF.
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 -18°C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Coldfoot Airport has one airfield within 38 NM. The closest is Bettles (PABT), 37.04 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PACX
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 PACX.
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
Is there customs service at PACX?
PACX (Coldfoot Airport) has no onsite customs facility. The nearest customs airport is Fairbanks (PAFA), located approximately 157 nautical miles away, so operators requiring customs clearance must plan a stop there.
What runway is available at Coldfoot Airport?
Coldfoot Airport (PACX) has a single runway, 02/20, measuring 4,011 feet long and 75 feet wide with a gravel surface. Pilots should note it is unpaved and runway conditions are not monitored, so a visual inspection prior to use is recommended.
When is business aviation traffic highest at PACX?
Business aviation traffic at PACX peaks in the summer, with July recording 203 operations and August 169, according to FAA TFMSC data. Winter months such as January and February see far fewer operations, around 15 to 19.