Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport (PASV), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Sparrevohn LRRS (PASV) is a USAF facility in the Alaska interior, closed to public use and restricted to official business. The field sits on a mountain slope with a single gravel runway, and all civil landings require prior written permission.
Runways
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport has one unpaved runway, 17/35, 4,200 ft long and 150 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Ted Stevens Anchorage International (PANC), 162 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport recorded 178 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at PASV peaks in July with 26 operations, while the slower months of January, October, November, and December each see 8 or fewer.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 26 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Operating constraints
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Closed to the public; official business only.
Approach from the south; land on runway 35 only, takeoff on runway 17 only. Daylight operations only; a successful go-around is improbable.
Prior permission is required for all operations, requested a minimum of 1 hour before departure for the site and no earlier than the day of travel; contact site operations to arrange.
Mountains surround all quadrants; the runway sits on the slope of a 3,200-foot mountain.
4-foot orange markers are in place; the threshold is marked on the runway end.
There is a 60-foot overrun at the south end.
Winds greater than 20 knots, or radome winds greater than 25 knots, may produce severe turbulence. Radome wind readings are not always available.
After initial radio contact on 126.2 or 121.5, expect a 30-minute delay for a condition report.
This is a USAF facility. Civil aircraft landing permits are required before arrival and must be carried on board. Violators are fined and reported to FAA FSDOs in accordance with 32 CFR 855 and USAF operating instructions; contact the 11th Air Force Airfield Manager for permit requests.
Passengers must coordinate before non-emergency travel to the site; contact site operations to arrange.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Alternates
Sparrevohn Lrrs Airport has five alternates within 87 NM. The nearest alternate is Sleetmute (PASL), 58.34 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at PASV
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 PASV.
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 PASV open to public or civil traffic?
Sparrevohn LRRS is closed to the public and limited to official business only. It is a USAF facility, and civilian aircraft need a landing permit obtained before arrival, which must be carried on board during the flight.
What are the runway approach and departure restrictions at Sparrevohn LRRS?
Sparrevohn LRRS requires approach from the south with landing on runway 35 only and takeoff on runway 17 only. Operations are daylight only, and the field notes that a successful go-around is improbable, so crews should plan accordingly.
Where is the nearest customs facility to PASV?
The nearest customs airport to Sparrevohn LRRS (PASV) is Anchorage (PANC), located about 161.65 nautical miles away. PASV itself has no onsite customs, and this is a US domestic facility with no crossing designation.