Larsen Bay Airport (PALB), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Larsen Bay Airport (PALB) is an unattended gravel-strip field on Kodiak Island, Alaska, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. The single runway is not lit or monitored for surface conditions, so pilots operate on a see-and-avoid, self-check basis.
Runways
Larsen Bay Airport has one unpaved runway, 04/22, 2,690 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
Larsen Bay Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 9Z3, 54 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Larsen Bay Airport recorded 164 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at PALB is concentrated in July, according to FAA TFMSC data, with lighter activity across the rest of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 61 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Larsen Bay Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL lighting for runway 04/22 is pilot-activated over CTAF.
The thresholds of runways 04 and 22 are marked with lights, plastic reflectors, and threshold panels.
The runway surface slopes down toward its midpoint.
Runway condition is not monitored; a visual inspection is recommended before use.
Loose rocks 3 to 6 inches in size lie along the southeast runway edge for its full length.
The runway 04 overrun is soft with deep ruts.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated over CTAF.
A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Larsen Bay Airport has one alternate within 50 NM. The nearest alternate is Kodiak (PADQ), 49.36 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PALB
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 PALB.
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 runway is available at PALB?
PALB has a single gravel runway, 04/22, measuring 2,690 by 75 feet. It is unpaved and not staffed, so surface conditions at Larsen Bay Airport are not monitored and a visual inspection is recommended before use.
Is fuel available at Larsen Bay Airport?
Fuel type data is not published for Larsen Bay Airport (PALB), and the field is unattended (UNATNDD) with no staffed schedule. Operators should plan fuel needs before arrival rather than assume availability on site.
How does a pilot activate runway and beacon lighting at KLN?
At KLN, both the rotating beacon and the MIRL lighting for runway 04/22 are pilot-activated over CTAF. There is no tower or attended staff, so lighting control rests entirely with the arriving or departing aircraft.