Shaktoolik Airport (PFSH), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Shaktoolik Airport (PFSH / 2C7) is an unattended public-use gravel field on Alaska's western coast, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. Cross-border traffic seen by the FAA remains modest, with the airport situated well over 300 nautical miles from the nearest metro area.
Runways
Shaktoolik Airport has one unpaved runway, 15/33, 4,001 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Shaktoolik Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 110 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Shaktoolik Airport recorded 375 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in January and July. Traffic at PFSH is concentrated in specific months, with July and January showing the highest business aviation operations and March and December the lowest.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 44 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Shaktoolik Airport has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection before landing is recommended.
REIL and PAPI for runway 33, and MIRL for runway 15/33, are pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway marking consists of lights and cones.
Caution: a closed, abandoned runway is unmarked.
Ponding occurs and the surface is slippery when wet.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Shaktoolik Airport has four airfields within 48 NM. The closest is Elim (PFEL), 30.77 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PFSH
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 PFSH.
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there fuel available at PFSH (Shaktoolik Airport)?
No fuel type is listed in the data for PFSH (Shaktoolik Airport). Dispatchers should plan fuel loads assuming no onsite supply and confirm separately before relying on this field for a mission to Shaktoolik.
Does Shaktoolik Airport (2C7) have customs service onsite?
Shaktoolik Airport has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is PAOM, located about 109.63 nautical miles away, so crews needing to clear customs must route through that airport instead.
What runway is available at PFSH and what is its surface?
PFSH (Shaktoolik) has a single runway, 15/33, measuring 4001 feet long and 75 feet wide with a gravel surface. Operators should note the field is unattended and runway condition is unmonitored, so a visual inspection before landing is recommended.