Elim Airport (PFEL), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
PFEL, also known as ELIM Airport, serves the community of Elim, Alaska with a single unpaved runway. The field is unattended, with no on-site customs and no fuel data on record, so operators should plan accordingly before dispatch.
Runways
Elim Airport has one unpaved runway, 01/19, 3,401 ft long and 60 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
Elim Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 82 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Elim Airport recorded 665 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at PFEL is heaviest from April through July, with July recording the year's highest monthly total.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 73 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Elim Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is not monitored; a visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
Runway 01/19 MIRL lighting is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway 19 slopes uphill 0.5% toward the south end.
Runway 01/19 is marked with lights and plastic markers.
Near runway 19, a hill rising 744 feet is located 8,700 feet from the runway 19 end, 500 feet to the right.
A hill rising 744 feet is located 8,700 feet from the runway end, 500 feet to the right.
There is a sinking area midfield on the west side of the runway, extending 10 feet inside the lights and 20 feet outside.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather cameras website.
This is a cold temperature airport; altitude correction is required at or below -34C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Elim Airport has four airfields within 35 NM. The closest is Golovin (PAGL), 19.37 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PFEL
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 PFEL.
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 PFEL?
PFEL (ELIM Airport) has a single runway, 01/19, measuring 3,401 feet by 60 feet with a gravel-dirt surface. Runway condition is not monitored, so a visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
Is fuel available at ELIM Airport?
No fuel type or Jet A availability is recorded for ELIM Airport (PFEL) in current data. Operators should confirm fuel status directly before planning a stop, since the field is unattended (UNATNDD).
Can international flights clear customs at PFEL?
ELIM Airport (PFEL) has no on-site customs service. The nearest customs facility is Nome Airport (PAOM), located approximately 82 nautical miles away.