Golovin Airport (PAGL), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
GOLOVIN Airport (PAGL) is a public-use, unattended airfield in western Alaska served by a single gravel runway. Business aviation traffic is light, and the airport supports the surrounding communities near the Bering Sea coast.
Runways
Golovin Airport has one unpaved runway, 03/21, 4,000 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel 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
Golovin Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 63 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Golovin Airport recorded 244 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at GOLOVIN Airport (PAGL) peaks in the summer months of July and August, with the lowest activity recorded in December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 33 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 10.7 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Golovin Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is not maintained by airport staff; a visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
The PAPI for Runway 03 and the MIRL for Runway 03/21 operate on activation via CTAF.
There is a depressed area, 2 feet deep, on the west side at midfield, located 10 feet inside and 20 feet outside the runway lights.
The Runway 03 PAPI is unusable beyond 4 nautical miles due to terrain.
The rotating beacon operates on activation via CTAF.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather camera website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Golovin Airport has three airfields within 48 NM. The closest is White Mountain (PAWM), 13.35 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAGL
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 PAGL.
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 fuel available at PAGL?
GOLOVIN Airport (PAGL) shows no confirmed fuel data in current records. Pilots planning ops through GOLOVIN should arrange fuel elsewhere along the route and confirm any updates directly with the airport before dispatch.
What runway does PAGL offer?
PAGL has a single gravel runway, 03/21, measuring 4,000 by 75 feet. Runway condition is not maintained by airport staff, so a visual inspection prior to landing is recommended per the airport remarks.
Where is the nearest customs facility to GOLOVIN Airport?
GOLOVIN Airport (PAGL) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at PAOM, located approximately 63 nautical miles away, and should be used for any international clearance needs.