Pilot Point Airport (PAPN), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Pilot Point Airport (PAPN) is an unattended, uncontrolled gravel-runway field on the Alaska Peninsula. Business aviation traffic here is light, and the field relies on pilot-reported conditions rather than continuous monitoring.
Runways
Pilot Point Airport has one unpaved runway, 07/25, 3,280 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
Pilot Point Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 9Z3, 167 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Pilot Point Airport recorded 127 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at PAPN concentrates in July, with a smaller secondary rise in September, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 29 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Pilot Point Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway conditions are not monitored. A visual inspection is recommended before use.
The PAPI on runway 25 and the medium intensity runway lights for runway 07/25 are activated via CTAF.
A weather camera is available online through the FAA weather camera website.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Pilot Point Airport has one airfield within 37 NM. The closest is Egegik (PAII), 36.87 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PAPN
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 PAPN.
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 PAPN have?
Pilot Point Airport (PAPN) has a single gravel runway, 07/25, measuring 3,280 by 75 feet. There is no parallel or crosswind option, so wind alignment with 07/25 is the main planning factor for this strip.
Is fuel available at PNP?
Fuel data is not confirmed for Pilot Point Airport (PNP) in current records. Dispatchers should plan for the possibility of no on-field fuel and verify supply directly before relying on this strip for a fuel stop.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PAPN?
The nearest customs point to Pilot Point Airport (PAPN) is 9Z3, located about 167 nautical miles away. There is no customs processing on site at PAPN, so international arrivals must route through that facility instead.