# Thompson Pass Airport (K55)

**Thompson Pass Airport** (FAA: K55) is a small airport in Valdez, Alaska, United States. It opened in Jul 1952. It has one runway, 2,530 ft (771 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k55

## At a glance

- FAA: K55
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Jul 1952
- Elevation: 2,080 ft / 634 m
- Coordinates: 61.1773, -145.6880
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,530 ft / 771 m
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751432
- Weather station: PAVD
- Ident: K55

## Timeline

- Jul 1952: Thompson Pass Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 2,530 ft / 771 m | 9 ft / 3 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,530 ft / 771 m | =20,369 of 29,858 | =9,001 in North America | =7,748 in US |
| Elevation | 2,080 ft / 634 m | =8,518 of 43,403 | =3,916 in North America | =2,976 in US |
| Age | Opened 1952 | =3,844 of 15,079 | =2,673 in North America | =2,612 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [VDZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavd.md) Valdez Pioneer Field · 19 mi / 30 km
- [TEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7ka.md) Tatitlek Airport · 40 mi / 64 km
- [CKU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cku.md) Cordova Municipal Airport · 44 mi / 70 km
- [CDV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacv.md) Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [CXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cxc.md) Chitina Airport · 50 mi / 81 km
- [BSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak97.md) Boswell Bay Airport · 54 mi / 87 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k55/data