Grayling Airport (PAGX), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Grayling Airport (PAGX) is an unattended public-use airstrip in western Alaska, roughly 173 nautical miles from the nearest customs airport of entry at Nome. The field sees low, mostly business aviation traffic, with a single gravel runway serving the surrounding area.
Runways
Grayling Airport has one unpaved runway, 17/35, 4,000 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
Grayling Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 173 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Grayling Airport recorded 105 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September. Business aviation traffic at PAGX is lowest in January and peaks in September, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 12 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Grayling Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway lights (MIRL) for runway 17/35 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway condition is not monitored. A visual inspection is recommended prior to landing.
The runway slopes upward toward the south.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Terrain rises to the north and west of the airport.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -23C.
The wind sock and segmented circle are overgrown with brush and may be unreliable.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Grayling Airport has two airfields within 44 NM. The closest is Shageluk (PAHX), 18.17 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAGX
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 PAGX.
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 is the runway surface at PAGX?
PAGX has a single gravel runway, 17/35, measuring 4,000 feet by 75 feet. Runway condition is not monitored, so the FAA remark recommends a visual inspection before landing.
Is customs available at Grayling Airport?
Grayling Airport (PAGX) has no onsite customs. The nearest customs airport of entry is Nome (PAOM), located about 173 nautical miles away.
What operational hazards should pilots know about at KGX?
KGX has rising terrain to the north and west, and its runway slopes upward toward the south. It is also designated a cold temperature airport, requiring altitude correction at or below -23C.