# Port Moller Airport (PML / PAAL)

**Port Moller Airport** (IATA: PML, ICAO: PAAL) is a small airport in Cold Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Feb 2001. It has one runway, 3,500 ft (1,067 m) long, gravel. In 2023 it handled 629 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PML / PAAL
- FAA: 1AK3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Cold Bay, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Feb 2001
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 56.0060, -160.5610
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,500 ft / 1,067 m
- Passengers: 629 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Moller_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4373199
- Weather station: PAOU
- Ident: PAAL

## Timeline

- Feb 2001: Port Moller Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 708 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 673 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 467 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 304 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 563 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 251 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 208 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 189 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 629 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [NLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou.md) Nelson Lagoon Airport · United States · 23 mi / 37 km · Grant Aviation
- [CDB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd.md) Cold Bay Airport · United States · 101 mi / 162 km · Grant Aviation

### Seasonal (1)

- [AKN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakn.md) King Salmon Airport · United States · 235 mi / 378 km · Grant Aviation

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PML, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 3

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 629 (2023) | #3,382 of 3,974 | #897 in North America | #653 in US |
| Longest runway | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | =12,572 of 29,858 | =5,008 in North America | =4,193 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,280 of 43,403 | =18,641 in North America | =15,274 in US |
| Age | Opened 2001 | =11,465 of 15,079 | =9,043 in North America | =8,918 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [Z52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z52.md) Johnsons Landing Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [HED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak33.md) Herendeen Bay Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [NLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou.md) Nelson Lagoon Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [US-2903](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2903.md) Canoe Bay Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [US-2902](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2902.md) Ivanof Bay Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · 48 mi / 77 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikipedia: “Port Moller Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Moller_Airport&oldid=1363072457), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/paal/data