White Mountain Airport (PAWM), Alaska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
White Mountain Airport (PAWM) is an unattended public-use gravel-strip airport in western Alaska, serving the community of White Mountain. Traffic recorded at the field is business aviation activity as tracked by FAA TFMSC.
Runways
White Mountain Airport has one unpaved runway, 15/33, 3,000 ft long and 60 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
White Mountain Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Nome (PAOM), 53 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
White Mountain Airport recorded 493 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May and July. Traffic at White Mountain Airport is concentrated in the spring and summer months, peaking in May, with the lowest volume recorded in December.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 51 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 9.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
White Mountain Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
Expect turbulence during approach.
Runway 15/33 medium intensity runway lights are pilot-activated via CTAF.
The runway slopes downward from the Runway 33 threshold, northwest to southeast; the south end is 45 feet higher.
Runway marking consists of cones, lights, and reflective threshold panels.
Runway condition is unmonitored; a visual inspection before landing is recommended.
A weather camera is available online at https://weathercams.faa.gov.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Skystar at PAWM
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 PAWM.
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 PAWM?
White Mountain Airport (PAWM) has no confirmed fuel data on record. Dispatchers should plan fuel loads assuming no onsite supply and verify current availability before relying on this field for a flight to White Mountain.
Does White Mountain Airport have customs clearance onsite?
White Mountain Airport (PAWM) has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at PAOM, located approximately 53 nautical miles away, so flights requiring clearance must route through that airport instead.
What runway does PAWM offer, and what should pilots know before landing?
PAWM has a single gravel runway, 15/33, measuring 3,000 by 60 feet. The airport advises a visual inspection before landing since runway condition is unmonitored, and the Runway 33 threshold slopes downward from northwest to southeast.