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PABM Big Mountain Airport
Big Mountain, Alaska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 37AK
Lat/Long: 59-21-40.4880N 155-15-31.7570W
59-21.674800N 155-15.529283W
59.3612467,-155.2588214
(estimated)
Elevation: 663 ft. / 202 m (estimated)
Variation: 22E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of BIG MOUNTAIN, AK
Time zone: UTC -9 (UTC -8 during Daylight Saving Time)

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use, OFFL BUS ONLY; CLSD TO PUB.
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ANCHORAGE CENTER
FSS: ILIAMNA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [907-571-1240]
Alternate FSS: ENA KENAI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-864-1737]
NOTAMs facility: ILI (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at IGG (20 nm W): 119.925 (907-533-3350)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ILIAMNA191/25.541114EILI .. .-.. ..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 4200 x 145 ft. / 1280 x 44 m
Surface: gravel
Operational restrictions: RWY COND UNMNT; RCMD VISUAL INSP BFR LNDG.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Air Force
Owner: U.S. AIR FORCE
622TH AIR SUPPORT GROUP, 10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 361
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-3442
Manager: JOHN SMITH
611TH CIVIL ENGINEER SQUADRON, 10471 20TH STREET, SUITE 302
ELMENDORF AFB, AK 99506
Phone 907-552-5282

Additional Remarks

- USAF FAC. CIVIL OPS 30 DAY PPR; CIV ACFT LNDG PMT RQRD - D317-552-5282 OR AMGR; EMAIL: 611ASUS.AO.LANDINGPERMITS@US.AF.MIL. MAIL CALP: 11 AF AMGR 10471 20TH ST, SUITE 206, JBER AFB, AK 99506. FAILURE TO HAVE CALP FINED & RPTD TO FSDO & US ATTORNEYS OFC IAW 32 CFR855.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at PABM.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

PFKK - Kokhanok Airport (15 nm E)
PAIG - Igiugig Airport (20 nm W)
PAIL - Iliamna Airport (26 nm NE)
PANO - Nondalton Airport (39 nm N)
PAKX - Wilder Runway Airport (58 nm NE)
  
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Photo taken 12-Jun-2013
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-9)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight08:5517:55
Sunrise09:4318:43
Sunset17:2502:25
Evening civil twilight18:1203:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Jan-2026 05:05:18
Local (UTC-9)  27-Jan-2026 20:05:18
 
METAR
PAIG 
20nm W 		280456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 M15/M17 A2916 RMK AO2 SLP883 T11501167 FZRANO
PAIL 
26nm NE 		280453Z 35009KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC018 M14/M17 A2914 RMK AO2 SLP872 P0002 T11441167
TAF
PAIL 
26nm NE 		271732Z 2718/2818 35011KT P6SM OVC020 FM280000 34005KT 5SM BR SCT007 OVC015 FM280300 VRB05KT 2SM -SN BR SCT003 OVC007 FM280600 02006KT 1SM -SN BR OVC003 FM281100 05006KT 4SM -SHSN BR SCT003 OVC015 FM281600 07007KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC025
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