Scammon Bay Airport (PACM), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Scammon Bay Airport (PACM) is an unattended public airstrip in western Alaska serving low-volume general aviation traffic. It offers a single dirt runway and no onsite customs processing, with the nearest customs point well over 100 nautical miles distant.
Runways
Scammon Bay Airport has one unpaved runway, 11/29, 3,001 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a 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
Scammon Bay Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 160 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Scammon Bay Airport recorded 191 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January. Business aviation traffic at PACM is concentrated mainly in January, with smaller secondary peaks in July and November.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month January, 50 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Scammon Bay Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway condition unmonitored; a visual inspection is recommended before takeoff use.
Medium intensity runway lights for runway 11/29 activated by CTAF.
Runway edges are soft and sloughing toward the tundra. A road crosses the runway.
Cones and reflective threshold panels mark the runway; some panels are damaged or missing.
Cones and reflective threshold panels mark the runway.
Birds on the runway.
Rotating beacon activated by CTAF.
The safety area is soft with large rock; only 75 feet is usable.
Surface is soft during spring breakup, after rain, and at high tide.
A weather camera is available on the internet at weathercams.faa.gov.
Possible gusty crosswinds.
This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below -20C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Scammon Bay Airport has two airfields within 26 NM. The closest is Chevak (PAVA), 18.25 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PACM
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 PACM.
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 fuel available at PACM?
Fuel data is not published for Scammon Bay Airport (PACM). Dispatchers should plan for a fuel stop elsewhere and confirm availability directly with local sources before relying on this field.
What is the runway situation at PACM?
Scammon Bay Airport (PACM) has a single unpaved runway, 11/29, measuring 3001 by 75 feet. Its surface is dirt and subject to softening during spring breakup, after rain, and at high tide.
Does PACM have customs clearance onsite?
PACM has no onsite customs processing. The nearest customs airport is PAOM, located about 160 nautical miles away, so international arrivals must plan clearance there or at another designated port.