Nulato Airport (PANU), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Nulato Airport (PANU) is an unattended gravel-runway field in western Alaska, sitting 190 nm from the nearest customs airport of entry at Nome. Traffic here is light, with FAA TFMSC data showing this as cross-border activity rather than the field's full operational picture given the country context.
Runways
Nulato Airport has one unpaved runway, 03/21, 4,011 ft long and 100 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
Nulato Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 190 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Nulato Airport recorded 367 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Bizav operations at PANU peak in the fall months, with November recording the highest count of the year at 46 operations against a low of 17 in March.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 46 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Nulato Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is not monitored. Visual inspection prior to landing is recommended.
Medium intensity runway lights for runway 03/21 are activated on CTAF.
Snow removal operations occur during winter. Monitor CTAF for activity.
A weather camera is available on the internet at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Nulato Airport has two airfields within 31 NM. The closest is Edward G Pitka Sr (PAGA), 29.21 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PANU
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 PANU.
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 does PANU (Nulato Airport) have?
Nulato Airport (PANU) has a single gravel runway, 03/21, measuring 4,011 feet long and 100 feet wide. There is no paved surface at this field, so aircraft performance planning should account for gravel operations.
Is fuel available at Nulato Airport?
Fuel type data is not published for Nulato Airport (PANU), so operators should not assume any fuel is on hand. The field is unattended, which further limits any ground services a crew might expect.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PANU?
The nearest customs airport of entry to Nulato Airport (PANU) is Nome (PAOM), located about 190 nautical miles away. PANU itself has no onsite customs processing, so crews needing to clear customs must route through Nome.