Homer Airport (PAHO), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Homer Airport (PAHO / HOM) serves the southern Kenai Peninsula from a single paved runway on Alaska's Kachemak Bay coastline. The field supports a mix of general aviation and business traffic year-round, with an attendance schedule that shifts between winter and summer hours to match seasonal demand.
Runways
Homer Airport has one paved runway, 04/22, 6,701 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Homer Airport has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Homer Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Ted Stevens Anchorage International (PANC), 102 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Homer Airport recorded 1,021 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at Homer Airport concentrates in the summer months, peaking in July and August before tapering through the fall and winter.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 146 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Homer Airport averages 26.8 freeze days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 63.1°F, and January the coldest, at 31.8°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Homer Airport has published operating constraints in seven categories: access, weight restrictions, runway notes, noise procedures, environmental, pavement strength and other notes.
The gravel road on the south side of the runway is closed to aircraft; taxiing on it is not authorized.
Taxiway D is closed. Taxiways A, B South, and E are closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds.
MALSF is active on runway 04 and MALSR on runway 22. PAPI is available on both runway 04 and runway 22. HIRL on runway 04/22 is controlled via CTAF.
Line of sight between the runway ends is not available.
General aviation transient parking is located on the south side of the runway.
Personnel and equipment working may be present on runway 04/22.
Noise abatement procedures are in effect continuously; turns before the departure end of runway 04/22 are not authorized at Homer and the seaplane base. Observed deviations should be reported to the FAA Safety Hotline.
Sea birds and water fowl are present on and in the vicinity of the airport during spring and summer.
Runway condition reporting, snow and ice removal, wildlife control, and other services are available during scheduled maintenance hours; after-hours service is provided through the airport manager.
PCR VALUE: 511/F/A/X/T
An unlighted tower 365 feet tall is located 9 nautical miles west of the airport.
Traffic pattern altitude is 800 feet AGL for fixed-wing aircraft and 600 feet AGL and below for rotary-wing aircraft.
The sand gradation used exceeds FAA-recommended standards; see AC 150/5200-30.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather cameras website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Homer Airport has five alternates within 92 NM. The nearest alternate is Soldotna (PASX), 51.50 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAHO
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.
$2,400.00 catering order at PAHO.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
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Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runway does Homer Airport (PAHO) have?
Homer Airport, identified by ICAO code PAHO, has a single paved runway, 04/22, measuring 6,701 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the same length listed as the airport's max paved runway length, confirming it as the field's only hard-surfaced strip. The PCR value for this pavement is listed as 511/F / A/X / T. Pilots should note that line of sight between the runway ends is not available, a factor worth accounting for in traffic pattern planning at this non-towered field.
Is fuel available at PAHO?
Homer Airport lists both 100LL and Jet A fuel types in its records, meaning piston and turbine operators can plan for fuel at this field. Attendance runs 0400-2100 local from November through March and 0600-2100 local from April through October, all days of the week. Outside these attended hours, after-hours service is routed through the airport manager per the field's general remarks. Dispatchers should confirm current fuel service status directly given the seasonal shift in attended hours at PAHO.
How busy is business aviation traffic at Homer Airport?
Homer Airport recorded 1,021 business aviation operations against a total of 3,217 annual operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic is concentrated in the summer months, with July posting the highest count at 146 operations and August close behind at 126. Winter months run lower, with March at 58 operations marking the annual low point. This seasonal pattern at PAHO tracks the region's warmer-weather flying season in south-central Alaska.
Where is the nearest customs clearance point to PAHO?
Homer Airport does not have onsite customs processing; the nearest customs airport is Anchorage (PANC), located approximately 101.7 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from outside the United States should plan their clearance stop at Anchorage before or after a stop at Homer. As US-side traffic, flights to and from PAHO are not tracked as cross-border figures in the FAA traffic data supplied for this field. Crews should verify current customs procedures and any prior notice requirements with Anchorage directly.
What weight restrictions apply to taxiways at Homer Airport?
At Homer Airport, Taxiway D is closed entirely, and Taxiways A, B South, and E are closed to aircraft over 12,500 pounds. This effectively limits heavier turbine and larger piston aircraft to the remaining open taxiway routing between the ramp and runway 04/22. Operators of aircraft near or above this weight threshold should coordinate ground routing in advance, particularly given that general aviation transient parking is located on the south side of the runway. These restrictions are a key planning point for larger aircraft using PAHO.