Bryant Aaf Airport (PAFR), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Bryant AAF (PAFR), also known as Fort Richardson, is a military airfield serving the Anchorage area in Alaska, with a single paved runway and a control tower operating on a Monday-through-Friday schedule outside holidays. Use is private, and the facility sits close to several other Anchorage-area fields, including Elmendorf AFB and Ted Stevens Anchorage International. Given the restricted access and low civilian traffic volume, flight planning through PAFR requires attention to prior-permission requirements and to the terrain and traffic-pattern notes specific to this field.
Runways
Bryant Aaf Airport has one paved runway, 18/36, 4,088 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Bryant Aaf Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Merrill Field (PAMR), 6 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Bryant Aaf Airport recorded 1 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at PAFR recorded by the FAA TFMSC was concentrated in a single month of 2025, November, with no other month showing activity.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 1 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Bryant Aaf Airport averages 30.6 freeze days in December and 4.6 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 66.2°F, and January the coldest, at 21.4°F.
Weather station is 2.3 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Bryant Aaf Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
96-hour prior permission required for services.
Visual inspection of the runway is recommended before use.
Does not provide obstruction clearance beyond 2.0 NM from the threshold, due to mountainous terrain east of the centerline.
Runway 18/36 traffic pattern is 1,100 feet MSL for rotor-wing and 1,900 feet MSL for fixed-wing aircraft.
Lighted 180-foot antennas are located at the National Guard armory east of the runway.
Wildlife has been reported on or in the vicinity of the runway.
West traffic pattern only.
Army Aviation Support Facility.
Bryant airport traffic control tower.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Bryant Aaf Airport has five airfields within 19 NM. The closest is Elmendorf AFB (PAED), 4.51 NM west.
Part of the Southern Alaska area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
Is PAFR open to civilian traffic?
Bryant AAF (PAFR) is a private-use military airfield at Fort Richardson, near Anchorage, and is not a public civilian airport. Access requires prior permission, and the field carries a 96-hour PPR requirement for services. Customs is not available onsite; the nearest customs point is Ted Stevens Anchorage International (PAMR), about 6.36 nautical miles away.
What are the operating hours at Bryant AAF?
Bryant AAF, ICAO code PAFR, is attended from 0730 to 1730, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The airfield is towered, with Bryant ATCT providing air traffic control during those hours. Operators should plan arrivals and departures within this published attendance window, since the field does not report round-the-clock coverage.
What runway is available at PAFR?
PAFR has one paved runway, 18/36, measuring 4,088 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's longest paved surface. A visual inspection of the runway before use is recommended, and wildlife has been reported on or in the vicinity of the runway.
How much traffic does Bryant AAF handle?
According to FAA TFMSC data, Bryant AAF (PAFR) recorded 29 total annual operations in 2025, of which only 1 was business aviation. That single business aviation operation occurred in November, with no business aviation activity recorded in any other month of the year. This makes PAFR a low-volume field by traffic tier classification.