Mountain Village Airport (PAMO), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Mountain Village Airport (PAMO) serves the community of Mountain Village, Alaska, with a single gravel-dirt runway. The field is unattended, and customs clearance requires a diversion to Nome, roughly 153 nautical miles away.
Runways
Mountain Village Airport has one unpaved runway, 02/20, 3,501 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel and dirt 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
Mountain Village Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 153 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Mountain Village Airport recorded 368 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at PAMO peaks in July, running well above the levels seen in the winter months.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 57 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Mountain Village Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is not monitored; a visual inspection is recommended prior to landing.
The MIRL for runway 02/20, along with the PAPI and REIL for both runways, is pilot-activated via CTAF.
There is a dip in runway 02 near the PAPI.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated via CTAF.
A weather camera is available online at the FAA weather cameras website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Mountain Village Airport has three airfields within 49 NM. The closest is Saint Mary's (PASM), 10.90 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAMO
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 PAMO.
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 PAMO?
PAMO has one runway, 02/20, measuring 3,501 feet by 75 feet with a gravel-dirt surface. Runway condition is not monitored, so a visual inspection is recommended before landing.
Is fuel available at Mountain Village Airport?
Fuel type data is not published for Mountain Village Airport (PAMO). Pilots should confirm fuel availability directly before planning a stop, since the field is unattended and lighting is pilot-activated on CTAF.
Can international flights clear customs at PAMO?
Mountain Village Airport (PAMO) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs clearance point is Nome (PAOM), located approximately 153 nautical miles away.