False Pass Airport (PAKF), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
False Pass Airport (PAKF) is a single-runway gravel-dirt field serving the community of False Pass, AK. It is unattended and sits roughly 572 nm from the nearest metro area, with no customs facility onsite.
Runways
False Pass Airport has one unpaved runway, 14/32, 2,150 ft long and 60 ft wide, with a gravel and dirt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
False Pass Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Unalaska (PADU), 124 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
False Pass Airport recorded 118 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at PAKF peaks sharply in December, according to FAA TFMSC data, well above the monthly counts seen the rest of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 25 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
False Pass Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Mountainous terrain is located near the runway.
The runway surface may become soft or unusable during spring and heavy rain. Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection before use is recommended.
Caution: vehicles use the runway to access the beach.
Frequent turbulence and high winds occur in the vicinity of the airport. Bears and large birds are present along the beach adjacent to the runway.
A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Skystar at PAKF
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 PAKF.
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 a paved runway at PAKF?
No. False Pass Airport (PAKF) has a single runway, 14/32, measuring 2,150 by 60 feet with a gravel-dirt surface. There is no paved runway at this field.
Can aircraft clear customs at False Pass Airport?
False Pass Airport has no customs facility onsite. The nearest customs point is Unalaska (PADU), located about 123.64 nm away, so operators needing to clear customs must route through that airport instead.
What operational hazards should pilots expect at KFP?
False Pass Airport (KFP) is unattended and reports frequent turbulence and high winds in the vicinity, along with bears and large birds along the beach adjacent to the runway. Vehicles also use the runway to access the beach, and the runway surface can become soft or unusable during spring and heavy rain.