# Central Airport (CEM / PACE)

**Central Airport** (IATA: CEM, ICAO: PACE) is a small airport in Central, Alaska, United States. It opened in Sep 1947. It has one runway, 2,782 ft (848 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. In 2025 it handled 283 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CEM / PACE
- FAA: CEM
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
- Serves: Central, Alaska, United States
- Opened: Sep 1947
- Elevation: 937 ft / 286 m
- Coordinates: 65.5738, -144.7807
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,782 ft / 848 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 283 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-9/-8 · America/Anchorage
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1961366
- Weather station: PACE
- Ident: PACE

## Timeline

- Sep 1947: Central Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,782 ft / 848 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel | 103° / 283° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 255 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 305 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 341 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 431 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 406 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 173 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 326 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 428 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 374 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 347 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 283 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [IRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacr.md) Circle City (New) Airport · United States · 27 mi / 43 km · Warbelow's Air Ventures
- [FAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pafa.md) Fairbanks International Airport · United States · 103 mi / 166 km · Warbelow's Air Ventures

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- 4W [Warbelow's Air Ventures](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/warbelows-air-ventures) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 283 (2025) | #3,509 of 3,974 | #934 in North America | #688 in US |
| Longest runway | 2,782 ft / 848 m | =18,084 of 29,858 | #7,701 in North America | #6,531 in US |
| Elevation | 937 ft / 286 m | #18,795 of 43,403 | #8,505 in North America | #6,864 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [CHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/chp.md) Circle Hot Springs Airport · 7.8 mi / 13 km
- [IRC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pacr.md) Circle City (New) Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [L20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/l20.md) Coal Creek Airport · 51 mi / 81 km
- [CEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ak13.md) Chena Hot Springs Airport · 51 mi / 83 km
- [KBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/z91.md) Birch Creek Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [FYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pfyu.md) Fort Yukon Airport · 70 mi / 113 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: “Central Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Airport&oldid=1375174788), revision of 16 Sep 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/pace/data