Badami Airport (PABP), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Badami (PABP) is a private-use gravel airstrip on Alaska's North Slope, near Deadhorse. It sees light business aviation traffic and operates without an air traffic control tower or onsite attendance.
Runways
Badami Airport has one unpaved runway, 04/22, 5,100 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
Badami Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Fairbanks International (PAFA), 320 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Badami Airport recorded 240 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Traffic at PABP is concentrated in December and May, with both months showing higher operations counts than the rest of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 31 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Badami Airport has published operating constraints in one category: runway notes.
The visual glide slope indicator is unusable beyond 5 degrees left or right of the runway centerline.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Badami Airport has two airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Point Thomson Airstrip (PAAD), 15.10 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PABP
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 PABP.
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 does PABP (Badami) have?
PABP, also known as Badami, has a single gravel runway, 04/22, measuring 5,100 feet long and 75 feet wide. The airport is unattended and uncontrolled, so pilots should plan operations accordingly.
Is fuel available at Badami Airport (PABP)?
Fuel data is not confirmed for PABP, and the field carries no attendance staff since it is listed as unattended. Dispatchers should arrange fuel independently before planning a stop at Badami.
Where does PABP clear customs?
PABP has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is PAFA, located about 320 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there before or after using Badami.