Savoonga Airport (PASA), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Savoonga Airport (PASA) is a single-runway gravel field serving the community of Savoonga, Alaska. The airport is unattended and lies within FAA TFMSC business aviation tracking for 2025, with customs handled at the nearest port rather than onsite.
Runways
Savoonga Airport has one unpaved runway, 05/23, 4,400 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
Savoonga Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 141 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Savoonga Airport recorded 369 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at PASA peaks in October, with a secondary rise in February, while July sees the lowest volume of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 51 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Savoonga Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Rocks approximately 5 inches high line both edges of the runway.
Runway lights (MIRL) for Runway 05/23 are pilot-activated via CTAF. The VASI on both Runway 05 and Runway 23 operates continuously.
Orange drums are aligned with the runway centerline and extend 2,500 feet to the southwest.
A cataloged obstruction exceeds a 45-degree slope.
The south edge of the runway safety area is used as a road.
Runway condition is unmaintained; a visual inspection before landing is recommended.
A weather camera is available online through the FAA weather camera website.
Wind turbines 148 feet tall are located 0.34 miles north-northwest of the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Savoonga Airport has one airfield within 34 NM. The closest is Gambell (PAGM), 33.30 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PASA
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 PASA.
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 PASA?
PASA has a single gravel runway, 05/23, measuring 4,400 feet long and 100 feet wide. There is no paved surface at Savoonga Airport, and rocks about 5 inches high line both edges of the runway.
Is customs available on-site at Savoonga Airport?
Savoonga Airport (PASA) does not have onsite customs processing. The nearest customs airport is PAOM, located approximately 141 nautical miles away.
Are there obstructions near PASA that pilots should know about?
Yes, PASA has cataloged obstructions exceeding a 45-degree slope near the runway. Wind turbines 148 feet tall are also located 0.34 miles north-northwest of Savoonga Airport.