Donlin Creek Airport (PFCR), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Donlin Creek (PFCR) is a private airstrip serving a remote mine site in southwest Alaska. Its single gravel runway handles a limited volume of business aviation traffic, with no fuel or customs services on the field.
Runways
Donlin Creek Airport has one unpaved runway, 12/30, 4,984 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Donlin Creek Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Ted Stevens Anchorage International (PANC), 241 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Donlin Creek Airport recorded 309 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Traffic at PFCR concentrates in the spring and summer months, peaking in July, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 51 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Donlin Creek Airport has published operating constraints in one category: other notes.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -40°C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Donlin Creek Airport has five airfields within 46 NM. The closest is Crooked Creek (PACJ), 10.07 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PFCR
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 PFCR.
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 kind of runway does PFCR have?
PFCR has a single gravel runway, designated 12/30, measuring 4,984 feet long and 75 feet wide. There is no paved surface at Donlin Creek, so operators should plan for gravel-runway performance and procedures.
Is fuel available at Donlin Creek Airport?
Fuel availability is not confirmed for Donlin Creek (PFCR) in the data on file. Operators should plan fuel loads accordingly and confirm arrangements directly before dispatch, since the field is a private, low-traffic strip serving a remote site.
Can international flights clear customs at PFCR?
PFCR has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at Anchorage (PANC), approximately 240.63 nautical miles away, so any international arrival would need to route through Anchorage first.