# Cold Bay Airport (CDB / PACD) **Cold Bay Airport** (IATA: CDB, ICAO: PACD) is a medium airport in Cold Bay, Alaska, United States. It opened in Apr 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,179 ft (3,103 m). It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 6 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacd ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: CDB / PACD - FAA: CDB - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Serves: Cold Bay, Alaska, United States - Opened: Apr 1949 - Elevation: 100 ft / 30 m - Coordinates: 55.2079, -162.7250 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 10,179 ft / 3,103 m - Instrument procedures: 8 approaches, 2 departures - Passengers: 5,660 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Nome - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Bay_Airport (13 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431106 - Weather station: PACD · WMO 70316 - Ident: PACD ## Timeline - Apr 1949: Cold Bay Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 15/33 | 10,179 ft / 3,103 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes | | 08/26 | 4,900 ft / 1,494 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 095° / 275° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/01241AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 19,517 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 21,889 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 17,980 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 19,453 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 21,806 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 20,618 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 20,660 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 17,897 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 15,572 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 10,412 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 5,660 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [KVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavc.md) King Cove Airport · United States · 19 mi / 31 km · Grant Aviation - [KFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakf.md) False Pass Airport · United States · 37 mi / 59 km · Grant Aviation - [NLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou.md) Nelson Lagoon Airport · United States · 83 mi / 133 km · Grant Aviation - [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · United States · 87 mi / 140 km · Grant Aviation - [DUT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/padu.md) Tom Madsen (Dutch Harbor) Airport · United States · 178 mi / 286 km · Grant Aviation - [STG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/papb.md) St George Airport · United States · 285 mi / 458 km · Grant Aviation ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from CDB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - GV [Grant Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/grant-aviation) · 6 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 6K (2025) | #2,897 of 3,974 | #751 in North America | #540 in US | | Longest runway | 10,179 ft / 3,103 m | #928 of 29,858 | #200 in North America | #158 in US | | Elevation | 100 ft / 30 m | =36,936 of 43,403 | =16,752 in North America | =14,013 in US | | Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ASOS | ASOS | 135.750 | | CNTR | ANCHORAGE CNTR | 118.500 | | CTAF | CTAF | 123.600 | | FSS | RDO | 123.600 | | RFSS | KENAI RDO | 123.600 | ## Nearby airports - [KVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pavc.md) King Cove Airport · 19 mi / 31 km - [KFP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakf.md) False Pass Airport · 37 mi / 59 km - [US-2903](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2903.md) Canoe Bay Airport · 62 mi / 100 km - [HED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak33.md) Herendeen Bay Airport · 82 mi / 133 km - [NLG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/paou.md) Nelson Lagoon Airport · 82 mi / 133 km - [SDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pasd.md) Sand Point Airport · 87 mi / 140 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: “Cold Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Bay_Airport&oldid=1364480211), revision of 16 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/pacd/data