Ambler Airport

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Ambler Airport
IATA: ABL - ICAO: PAFM - FAA: AFM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		State of Alaska DOT&PF
Serves		Ambler, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		334 ft (101.8 m)
Coordinates		67°06′23″N, 157°51′27″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
18/36	3,000	914	Gravel
9/27	2,400	732	Gravel

Ambler Airport (IATA: ABL, ICAO: PAFM, FAA LID: AFM) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district (CBD) of Ambler, a city in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Ambler Airport is assigned AFM^[1] by the FAA and ABL^[2] by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is PAFM^[3].

[edit] Facilities

Ambler Airport covers 272 acres and has two runways:

• Runway 18/36: 3,000 x 60 ft. (914 x 18 m), Surface: Gravel
• Runway 9/27: 2,400 x 60 ft. (732 x 18 m), Surface: Gravel

[edit] References

1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for AFM, also available as a printable form (PDF)
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: ABL/PAFM - Ambler, Alaska
3. ^ FAA: Alaska Identifiers

[edit] External links

• Airport Diagram (GIF)
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for PAFM
  • ASN Accident history for AFM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for AFM