Point Lay Lrrs Airport (PPIZ), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Point Lay LRRS (PPIZ) is a remote, non-towered airport on Alaska's North Slope, serving a small volume of business aviation traffic. It sits well outside the customs network, with the nearest port of entry over 300 nautical miles distant.
Runways
Point Lay Lrrs Airport has one unpaved runway, 06/24, 4,500 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Point Lay Lrrs Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 319 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Point Lay Lrrs Airport recorded 476 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at PPIZ shows some concentration in the November and May periods, based on 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 59 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Point Lay Lrrs Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
REIL for runways 06 and 24, PAPI for runways 06 and 24, and MIRL for runway 06/24 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
The rotating beacon is pilot-activated via CTAF.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Barrow Flight Service Station serves this airport.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -33C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Point Lay Lrrs Airport has two alternates within 84 NM. The nearest alternate is Wainwright (PAWI), 81.88 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PPIZ
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 PPIZ.
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
Is customs clearance available at PPIZ?
PPIZ, or Point Lay LRRS, has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs facility is PAOM, located roughly 318 nautical miles away, so aircraft arriving from outside the US must plan clearance there or at another suitable port.
What fuel is available at Point Lay LRRS?
Fuel availability data is not published for Point Lay LRRS (PPIZ). Dispatchers should confirm fuel type and supply directly before planning a stop at this remote Alaska airfield.
What runway does PPIZ offer?
PPIZ has a single runway, 06/24, measuring 4,500 feet by 100 feet with a gravel surface. It is unpaved, which should factor into performance planning for turbine and business aircraft.